Pakistan Army's T-129 ATAK Helicopter Deal | Updates & Discussions.

[cabatli_53]

If Pakistan do not care the USA export rules applied for export products, I think AH-1Z or Apache would be the best of all candidates but You know It is almost impossible to integrate/change the critical systems of those products such as avionic/mission computers. No need to mention source codes. If Pakistan make pressures to get some offsets, Maybe, they can give permission you to assebmly some parts of Helo's in a Pakistani institute. Those are what USA is doing to Turkey as well...

AH-1Z was the Turkish choice in ATAK-1 tender but After a couple of meetings performed with USA counterparts, It is understood that Integrating domestic mission computer/Avionics on AH-1Z is almost impossible so This tender was cancelled...

 

[SEAL]

Well PM Gilani going to Turkey on 4-day visit lets see........

 

[S-A-B-E-R->]

hay last night there was some news on sining of MOU betwttn pak turk and also there was a news of turky to sell its ATAK helies to pak in 2013

 

[arsalan shafique]

is there any surety and conformation on this news that tiger attack helicopter would be provided or not!?!?!?!?
pLEase Repli Quick!!!!!

 

[Rank]

YouTube - ATAK T-129 Made in Turkey

 

[Kompromat]

Turkey Asked to Compete in Saudi Helicopter Bid, Sabah.

By Benjamin Harvey - Sep 21, 2011 5:22 AM GMT-0700

Saudi Arabia’s military asked Turkey to enter a tender to produce attack helicopters for the Saudi air force, Sabah newspaper reported.

Turkish officials are in negotiations with Saudi counterparts regarding the Turkish-made Atak T-129 helicopters, which made their first test flights last month and are expected to go into mass production in the middle of next year, the Istanbul-based newspaper said. Sabah didn’t say how it got the information.

The helicopters are produced with parts and input from Turkish companies including Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi & Ticaret AS and are generating interest from Malaysia, Jordan and Pakistan, Sabah said.

South Korea officially invited Turkey to join a tender in April next year for 36 military helicopters, the newspaper said.

Turkey Asked to Compete in Saudi Helicopter Bid, Sabah Says - Bloomberg


Lets hope for good.

 

[cabatli_53]

TAI P-6 First Firing Trials

 

[bilal]

can any one give comparison with US Apache64D long bow ?

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nice video brother

 

[Irfan Baloch]

with American components this Helicopter is as good as Swdish Gripen Aircraft. suffering from all the usual American trade and re-sale restrictions. with our shotgun marriage reaching its end with the US of A. Pakistan needs to only look for the options where the producer/ seller doesnt suffer from any trade restrictions from his suppliers.

 

[VelocuR]

with American components this Helicopter is as good as Swdish Gripen Aircraft. suffering from all the usual American trade and re-sale restrictions. with our shotgun marriage reaching its end with the US of A. Pakistan needs to only look for the options where the producer/ seller doesnt suffer from any trade restrictions from his suppliers.

Well said, sir. I have been saying same thing. Most of them forgot it is also part of American components and some stricts rules. It is very tough for Pakistan.

 

[satishkumarcsc]

can any one give comparison with US Apache64D long bow ?

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nice video brother

Well you cant compare apples to oranges as both belong to different category of attack aircrafts.

 

[TOPGUN]

So pretty much we won't be able to get this bird either cause of it having american components .. thats just great.

 

[cabatli_53]

with American components this Helicopter is as good as Swdish Gripen Aircraft. suffering from all the usual American trade and re-sale restrictions. with our shotgun marriage reaching its end with the US of A. Pakistan needs to only look for the options where the producer/ seller doesnt suffer from any trade restrictions from his suppliers.

Only engines being produced under licence by TEI is from USA. Rest is the products of Turkish-Italian collaboration. Great percentage of T-129 Atak including transmissions, rotors, fuseage, electronics, avionics, missiles...etc are under the Turkey's share in terms of contribution.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Well said, sir. I have been saying same thing. Most of them forgot it is also part of American components and some stricts rules. It is very tough for Pakistan.

the only option that lefts is z 10

 

[Penguin]

with American components this Helicopter is as good as Swdish Gripen Aircraft. suffering from all the usual American trade and re-sale restrictions. with our shotgun marriage reaching its end with the US of A. Pakistan needs to only look for the options where the producer/ seller doesnt suffer from any trade restrictions from his suppliers.

Fewer US component than AH-1 and AH-64 ;-)

Besides:

The helicopter is based on the Agusta Westland A129 Mongoose which has been the mainstay of the Italian army and has been operational in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The T-129 ATAK is an enhanced version of the Italian built A129, and its development is now the responsibility of TAI, with AgustaWestland as the primary partner.

The original prototype being built in Italy crashed in March 2010 during a test flight, leaving its Italian test pilot and its test engineer needing hospital treatment for minor injuries.

Arabian Aerospace - Turkey's T-129 attack helicopter prototype makes successful first flight

Given Italian origins, the US content may very well be very limited.