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🇹🇷 T129 ATAK
Air · TUSAŞ — Leonardo (AgustaWestland) ortaklığı; aviyonik/silah entegrasyonu yerli · 2014
Turkish attack helicopter built on the Italian Mangusta airframe with indigenous avionics and weapons, battle-hardened in mountain operations and headed for export.
Specifications
- Class: Twin-engine attack helicopter (tandem seat)
- Dimensions: Fuselage 14.5 m · main rotor 11.9 m · MTOW ~5,000 kg
- Engine: 2× LHTEC CTS800-4A turboshaft (US-UK joint)
- Range: Combat ~561 km
- Speed: Max ~281 km/h
- Armament: 20 mm gun + UMTAS/Cirit, 70 mm rockets, Stinger; ~1,200 kg
- Sensor: ASELFLIR-300T EO/IR targeting
Beats: Yüksek irtifa/sıcak iklim dağ harekâtı, Çevik yakın hava desteği; yerli füzelerle hassas tanksavar vuruş
Loses to: İhracatta ABD motor iznine (ITAR) bağımlılık, Yoğun modern hava savunması altında derin harekât
Based on the A129 Mangusta but avionics, weapons and targeting have been indigenised. The US-origin CTS800 engine tied exports to US approval (a 30-aircraft sale to Pakistan was cancelled for this reason).
Related systems
Related systems (Air): KAAN, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, ANKA-3, Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar Akıncı, Vyriy OPTO 10, Skydagger, AKBABA, GÖKTUĞ (Gökdoğan/Bozdoğan), SOM