Philippines receives two new Turkish-made Atak helicopters

Turkish Aerospace Industries continue to deliver T129 Atak helicopters to the Philippine Air Force.

Turkish Aerospace Industries, which exported its first Atak helicopter to the Philippines, completed test processes at the company's facilities and sent two additional helicopters to the Philippines, according to information obtained by Anadolu Agency.

The acceptance tests of the helicopters produced with Phase II infrastructure have been started by the Philippine Air Force. After completion of the tests, delivery is targeted to be completed Dec. 3.

Under the contract, Turkish Aerospace Industries, which will make six deliveries, sent the third and fourth helicopters to the Philippines. Turkish Aerospace Industries will deliver the remaining two helicopters in 2024.

Having delivered 73 helicopters to various security forces in Türkiye, Turkish Aerospace Industries delivered the first two helicopters to the Philippine Air Force in recent months. The number increased to 75.

When the delivery is completed in December, the number of helicopters delivered will be 77.

The DND had already signed a contract for the acquisition of six T129B helicopters from TAI for Php13.7 billion through a government-to-government deal with the Turkish Ministry of Defense by the second half of 2020.

On 9 March 2022, the first two aircraft of the ordered T129 attack helicopters and their accompanying spare parts and logistical support items were delivered to Clark Air Base via two Turkish Air Force A400M transport planes.

[papapetes]

Yan yata yung pinalipad kanina ksama ng black hawk

[mrscorp]

Dapat gamitin na nila next year yan sa mga natitirang NPA. Kung mabisang combat effectiveness ba talaga yan.