The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) continues to expand its army inventory day by day. According to the statement made by the Ministry of National Defense (MSB), the T-129 Atak helicopter, which is protected against missile attacks, has joined the TAF inventory. Along with the newly arrived T-129 Atak, there are 58 Atak helicopters in total in the army inventory. Here are the new T-129 Attack and its details…
T-129 Attack, unaffected by missile attacks!
The Turkish Armed Forces continues to increase its inventory day by day. The statement that came today is that a new Atak helicopter has entered the inventory. Our domestic helicopter Atak, the project of which is carried out by TAI and TEI, is used by both law enforcement and military forces.
The T-129 Atak, which has just been added to the TAF inventory, has new technologies. With the systems added to the wings of the helicopter, Atak is now in a stronger position than ever before. IFF Mod-5 and IFF Mod-6 sensors located on the wings of the helicopter protect the helicopter against missile attacks from air or land.
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In addition to these sensors, it was claimed that there was an electronic warfare pod inside the helicopter. Although the Ministry of National Defense gave information about the IFF Mode 5 and 6 sensors in its statement, it did not provide information about the electronic warfare pods. According to the news, these pods were seen inside the cockpit during the inspection.
The statement of the Ministry of National Defense about the new T-129 Atak helicopter is as follows:
“Another T-129 ATAK helicopter with phase-2 configuration has been taken into the inventory of the Land Forces Command. Thus, the 58th ATAK helicopter of the TAF was included in the inventory. Helicopter entering the inventory; It was delivered equipped with the National IFF Mod-5 Friend/Enemy Identification/Identification System and a 6-sensor Missile Warning System.”
War pod claim in T-129 Atak!
In the statement made by the MSB, “The helicopter that entered the inventory; It was received equipped with the National IFF Mod-5 Friend/Enemy Identification/Identification System and a 6-sensor Missile Warning System.” There was no mention of a war pod statement, but some sources state that a war pod is located inside the helicopter. There is no certainty on the matter.
The following answer can be given to the question of what is an electronic warfare pod: The electronic warfare pod, which can be attached to warplanes and helicopters, is a system that ensures that aircraft are safe by detecting threat radars and air defense systems during the operation.
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