Brand new Turkish attack helicopter – ATAK T129

Tweet turkey The italie Turkish version of the Agusta Westland A129 attack helicopter completed its maiden flight in Italy two months ago. It is painted black, and can carry 12 anti-tank missiles – ATGM, Roketsan UMTAS – as well as ATAM – Air To Air Missiles not to mention its target acquisition utilising EO with laser range finder/designator, FLIR and CCTV. The brand new ATAK T129 is equipped with a full digital 4-axis Automatic Flight Control System – AFCS – and is able to fly for three hours. You can watch an ATAK video below:

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