T129 Atak - TUSAS

T129 ATAK

THE MOST EFFECTIVE ATTACK HELICOPTER

IN ITS CLASS WORLDWIDE

The T129 ATAK Helicopter was developed to fulfill the attack helicopter requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces, leveraging Türkiye's specific national capabilities.

As part of the contract signed with the Defence Industry Agency on September 7, 2007, Turkish Aerospace assumed the role of the prime contractor, taking responsibility for platform development, system integration, testing and verification, serial production, and life cycle logistics support.

The mission and weapon systems of the T129 ATAK Helicopter were developed using national capabilities, aligning with the operational needs of the Turkish Armed Forces. The performance of the T129 ATAK Helicopter has been optimized for challenging “hot and high” missions, effectively supporting the operations of the Turkish Armed Forces with its high maneuverability and performance in both day and night conditions.

The mission and weapon systems of the T129 ATAK Helicopter were developed using national capabilities, aligning with the operational needs of the Turkish Armed Forces. The performance of the T129 ATAK Helicopter has been optimized for challenging “hot and high” missions, effectively supporting the operations of the Turkish Armed Forces with its high maneuverability and performance in both day and night conditions.

As part of the ATAK Program, 76 T129 ATAK Helicopters will be delivered to the Land Forces Command (59 definite and 17 optional), 27 to the Ministry of Interior (24 definite and 3 optional), 6 to the Philippines Air Force, and 6 to the Nigerian Air Force.

FEATURES

Superior Operation Capability

T129 ATAK Helicopter features a versatile superior movement capability in various combats with features such as high performance, high maneuverability, asymmetrical weapons load, low visibility, sound and radar silhouette, high impact resistance and ballistic tolerance. Optimized for “hot temperature-high altitude” performance requirements against challenging geographical and environmental conditions in night and day operations, T129 ATAK offers flexible and adaptable weapons configuration solutions to its users in the battlefield with its modern and advanced systems.

Modern Electronic Warfare Systems

Superior survival capability in the battlefield with Radar Warning Receiver System (RIAS), Radar Frequency Mixer System (RFKS) and Laser Receiver System (LIAS) in addition to Missile Warning System (FIS), Countermeasure Firing System (KTAS), IR (Infrared), and Countermeasure System.

Flexible & Adaptable Weapons Configuration

Equipped with 20 mm cannon bullets with up to 76 unguided rockets and 500 munitions capacity for short-range air support, T129 ATAK is also equipped with 8 UMTAS Anti-Tank Missiles, 16 CIRIT Laser-Guided Missiles, 8 STINGER Air-to-Air Missiles and the state-of-the-art electronic warfare and electro-optical systems for multi-purpose missions.

Hunter Kaska Integrated Control System

Specially designed for T129 ATAK Helicopter, HUNTER Kaska Integrated Control System enables the automatic orientation of target detection and weapons systems to the pilot’s line of sight with its high tracking accuracy.

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