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Two Turkish-made ATAK T-129 combat helicopters deployed for the first time in operation | |||
The
Turkish General Staff announced it has begun using the first domestically
made Turkish attack helicopters in a counter-terrorism operation for the
very first time. Two ATAK
combat helicopters flew on April 25 to the southeastern province
of Siirt to join the 3rd Commando Brigade, the General Staff said in an
announcement posted on its official webpage on May 4. |
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TAI T-129 ATAK combat helicopter |
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“National
product ATAK helicopters have started serving in a zone of counter-terrorism
operations for the first time. Starting from May 2015, these helicopters
will also serve in the Sirnak, Hakkari and Van regions day and night,”
the General Staff said in a statement titled “News from the
Turkish Armed Forces [TSK].”
Turkey’s first
locally co-manufactured assault helicopter was delivered to the TSK
in June 2014, when three ATAK
T-129 combat helicopters, which were co-produced by Italy’s
AgustaWestland and the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI), joined the
army’s inventory. The deployment of assault helicopters followed a deadly clash which took place in the eastern Anatolian province of Agri in April. |
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