TR Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

[Saithan]

In that case cancelling the T629 makes even less sense because the weight was much closer to T129 and that in itself would mean that we would have been able to deliver our own engine to a combat helicopter much sooner than a drawing on a paper.

with drones and loitering ammo in the air, and with Ukraine shooting down a fighterjet with a drone we've entered a new era, and all we got is Gökbey with CTS-800.

 

[Yasar_TR]

In that case cancelling the T629 makes even less sense because the weight was much closer to T129 and that in itself would mean that we would have been able to deliver our own engine to a combat helicopter much sooner than a drawing on a paper.

with drones and loitering ammo in the air, and with Ukraine shooting down a fighterjet with a drone we've entered a new era, and all we got is Gökbey with CTS-800.

Apart from Attack helicopters becoming natural and easy targets for drones and many air defence systems, T-129 has certain deficiencies that were subject for complaints. Being light and weak armoured were some of them. It had balancing issues. The force really had it’s hearts set in a heavy Atak-2.
But currently, the Atak helicopter fills in the need for our attack helicopter needs. It performs really well in the terrain it is operated.
We have to prioritise where we need to invest carefully in the short term. A T-925 is more urgent than a heavier attack helicopter at the moment. Armed forces etc have nearly 80+ of T-129 delivered or about to be delivered. There is no immediate need for more.