Turkey delivers 2 ATAK helicopters

By Francis Earl Cueto

Mar 09, 2022 10:23 am

(UPDATE) THE Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday announced the arrival of two of the six attack helicopters it ordered from Turkey.

The knocked-down T129 ATAK helicopters were flown in by a Turkish Air Force military transport aircraft that touched down at Clark Air Base in Pampanga at past midnight Wednesday.

AIR SUPPORT One of two ATAK helicopters from Turkey arrives in the Philippines on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The T-129 chopper will be used for close air support for ground troops and for armed surveillance and reconnaissance. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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(UPDATE) THE Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday announced the arrival of two of the six attack helicopters it ordered from Turkey.

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