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ATAK Helicopter
30/03/2007

The development of the T129 commenced in July 2008. The system requirements review (SRR) and preliminary design review (PDR) were completed in 2009, and the maiden flight of the T-129 P1 prototype took place on 28 September 2009. On 19 March 2010, the prototype crashed during high-altitude hover tests near Verbania in northern Italy due to loss of power in its tail rotor. The first flight of the first Turkish prototype helicopter was completed at TAI's facilities in Ankara on 17 August 2011.

In November 2010, Turkey placed a €150m contract with AgustaWestland for nine T129 attack helicopters, bringing the total number of orders to 60.

The first TAI-manufactured helicopter was delivered to Turkish Land Forces by the end of April 2014.

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