Turkey is looking for opportunities to use its failed aircraft carrier in a new way. Yesterday, January 30, the portal defenseworld.net He announced that a deck version of the promising ATAK-II attack helicopter will be created for use on the ship.
According to Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries, it is planned to create an ATAK-II heavy attack helicopter for use on the Anadolu deck. Similar to the basic version of the ATAK-II, its deck counterpart will also receive Ukrainian engines.
Promo video of the ATAK-II helicopter
The promising Turkish development has not yet received an official name and is referred to as a "heavy class combat helicopter" (Ağır Sınıf Taarruz Helikopter). Also in TAI, the new helicopter is called ATAK-II. It is planned that this will be a combat vehicle weighing about 10 tons and strike capabilities similar to the American -64 Apache.
Landing ship TCG Anadolu.
Image source: tskkuvvet.com
ATAK-II will begin testing this year, and the first flight is scheduled for 2023. Prior to the adoption of new helicopters on the Anadolu deck, it is planned to use AH-1W Super Cobra used by the Turkish Air Force.
