Ankara – Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland and Turkish Aerospace Industries announced that the Turkish Armed Forces have taken delivery of their first T129 ATAK Advanced Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter on April 22nd. This delivery, celebrated during an official ceremony on June 10th, is the first of 59 helicopters, 9 in T129A Early Delivery Helicopter (EDH) configuration, and 50 in T129B configuration. The T129 ATAK is the helicopter selected in 2007 by the Government of Turkey for the Turkish Armed Forces; development and production will be assured by the “ATAK Team”, a Joint Partnership of TAI and Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland. (9colonne)
