Turkey Unveils Locally-made T-629 Armed Attack Helicopter

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) unveils locally-made T-629 Armed Attack Helicopter. 

It falls between the light attack helicopters T-129 Atak and the currently developed heavy Atak-2 helicopters.

At the presentation, the T-629 was equipped with mock-ups of launchers of 70 mm unguided missiles and L-UMTAS anti-tank missiles.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has unveiled a new attack helicopter T-629 during a closed presentation. T-629 falls between the light attack helicopters T-129 Atak and the currently developed heavy Atak-2 helicopters.

The development of the T-629 helicopter has been underway since 2017. In 2019, the company defended the helicopter project and began assembling the first flight model of the machine.

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The mass of T-629 will be 6 tons. For comparison, the mass of the T-129 is 5 tons, and the Atak-2 is 10 tons. Technical details about the new car have not yet been disclosed.

At the presentation, the helicopter model was equipped with mock-ups of launchers of 70 mm unguided missiles and L-UMTAS anti-tank missiles.

The development of the heavy attack helicopter Atak-2 has been underway in Turkey since the beginning of last year. The first flight of this aircraft is planned for 2024–2025.

The machine will receive two turboshaft engines and will be able to operate in high altitudes and high temperatures. Atak-2 will be able to carry a payload of 1.2 tons, it will receive an air cannon, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, and 70 mm unguided missiles.

The development of the heavy attack helicopter Atak-2 has been underway in Turkey since the beginning of last year. The first flight of this aircraft is planned for 2024–2025.

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The machine will receive two turboshaft engines and will be able to operate in high altitudes and high temperatures. Atak-2 will be able to carry a payload of 1.2 tons, it will receive an air cannon, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, and 70 mm unguided missiles.

Currently, Turkey does not produce mass-produced attack helicopters of its own design. The country produces light attack helicopters T-129 Atak, created on the basis of the Italian A-129 Mongoose.

This two-seater is 13.5 meters long and 3.4 meters high. T-129 has a speed of up to 278 km / h and performs flights at a range of up to 510 km. The helicopter is armed with a 20 mm cannon and can carry guided and unguided missiles.

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