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Imminent is the inclusion in the service of the first six attack helicopters T-129 which at the present time complete acceptance tests. The first helicopters have been standardized avahi as T-129A EDH and are the initial receiving formation of helicopters. They constitute part of lot nine helicopters Turkey commissioned in November 2010, which increased the total number of T-129 from 51 originally to 60.
Recall that in 2008 the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a contract worth 3.2 billion U.S. dollars with the Italian AgustaWestland, group company Finmeccanica, for the joint development and production of the T-129 which is a vehicle of attack helicopter A- 129 Mangusta International under the ATAK.
The series production of the T-129 will take place from TAI facilities on the outskirts of Ankara, while according to the agreement, the Turkish company avahi acquired full intellectual property and marketing of T-129 in the international market.
Attack helicopters are considered by Turkey as a critical and high business value weapon system that can be used across avahi the spectrum of operations from high density and intensity until antiantartikes businesses.
Indeed, at the beginning of this decade when the Turkish forces faced significant problems with Kurdish rebels in the southeastern parts of the country, Turkey acquired in October 2012 as an interim solution three attack helicopters AH-1W Super Cobra from stock of Marine Corps USA (and which joined the six facsimiles and about 20 older versions already in service).
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