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Turkey demand quickly for nine new attack helicopters from AgustaWestland

Paris, France - There is a large chance that they are going to be used against PKK

Turkey will start soon the purchase negotiations of 9 attack helicopters T-129, these machines designed and built by the Italian-English group AgustaWestland are going to be added to its fleet. The aircraft should be assigned to fight the communist Kurdish party PKK, which operate along the boarder between Iran and Iraq, it is generally considered a terrorist organization and consequently outlaw...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1118345
Rome, Italy, 06/17/2010 18:20
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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