Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has signed an agreement with the Ukrainian company Motor Sich for the acquisition of engines that will power a Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter ATAK-2 the Turkish company develops.
TAI said Tuesday it has finalized an order with Motor Sich to supply 14 engines for the 11-ton T929, a heavier version of the T129.
The first two engines will be delivered to TAI in September 2022. Deliveries will be completed in 2025, according to a company news release.
“As promised, we have completed another important and critical milestone for our Heavy Class Attack helicopter, which will fly in 2023. We launched a project that we signed under the leadership of our President Defense Industries in 2019 with a new contract 2 years later. Hopefully, as TAI, we will make an ambitious entry into 2023, the 100th anniversary of our republic,” said TAI CEO Temel Kotil.
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