The delivery date of the T929 Heavy Class Attack Helicopter ATAK-II, developed by TAI, has been announced. TUSAŞ CEO Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil announced that the first delivery of ATAK-2 will be made in 2025.Making statements about ATAK-II, Kotil said:
“ATAK-II will start the engine in the next few days. It will make its flight this month. We will deliver 3 to our Land Forces in 2025.”
All weapon systems, transmission, flight computer and shaft of the T929 Heavy Class Attack Helicopter ATAK-II are produced locally. The TV3-117VMA-SBM1V-01T engine produced by the Ukrainian Motor Sich company will be used as the engine in the first prototypes. It will offer more payload and more ammunition capacity than ATAK-I.
ATAK-2 features
- MTOW: +10 tons
- Crew Capacity: 2 Pilots
- HOGE: 6000 ft @ 35°C
- Service Ceiling: 20000 ft
- Max Speed: +170 Kts
- Ammunition Carrying Capacity: 1200 kg (Excluding Launchers)
- Munitions: Unguided Rocket, Guided Rocket, Air Ground Missile, Air Air Missile, Radar Guided Missile, Free Falling Ammunition, 30 mm (20 mm) Cannon System, Laser Gun
- Roles: Assault, Air-Ground Combat, Air-Air Combat, Armed Reconnaissance and Surveillance, Close Air Support, Armed Escort, Joint Strike Operations
ANKA-3 will fly in the coming days
Making statements about ANKA-3, an unmanned fighter aircraft developed by TAI, Kotil announced that it will make its first flight in the coming days. He explained that thanks to its delta wing design, it will have low visibility on radar and carry 1.5 tons of payload.
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