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Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) has signed a $1.2 billion contract with AgustaWestland to procure an initial 50 T129 attack helicopters to be built to Turkish specifications and developed from the export-standard A129 Mangusta International.

Turkish Aerospace Industries will be prime contractor for the project and will build a prototype of the new aircraft, which will feature more powerful engines to support hot and high operations, while Askeri Elektronik Sanayii will supply its avionics equipment.

The Turkish army's first T129s are scheduled for delivery in 2012, with Ankara also having options to acquire a further 41 examples under its ATAK project.

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First French Army Order for 12 NH-90 TTH, plus 56 options (03 Dec)
B-1B Lancer Upgrade Continues (03 Dec)
Sixth C-17 Globemaster Ordered for the Royal Air Force (03 Dec)
Czech Air Force L-159T1 Advanced Trainers Delivered (23 Nov)
Bulgaria's First C-27J Spartan Delivered (17 Nov)
Tunisian Air Force L-59T Fleet Overhaul Completed (09 Nov)
First Flight of Eurofighter Typhoon with Tranche 2 Avionics (01 Nov)
Two More C-295 Transports Ordered for Polish Air Force (30 Oct)
Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Fires First Missile (25 Oct)
Singapore Orders 12 Additional F-15SG Fighters (22 Oct)
Chilean Navy Orders C-295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (18 Oct)
Swedish Air Force Gripen Upgrade Contract Finalized (17 Oct)
RNLAF F-16s Reach 7500 Flight Hours Over Afghanistan (10 Oct)
Boeing Contracted to Upgrade F-15C Eagles with APG-63(V)3 Radar (09 Oct)
USCG HH-65 Dolphin Fleet Reaches One Million Flight Hours (08 Oct)
First Extended Block II Apache Longbow Delivered to U.S. Army (05 Oct)

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