November 16, 2010: Turkey has ordered another nine Italian A129 helicopter gunships, but only if they can be delivered within two years. This is in addition to 51 A129s (called T129s for the Turkish ...

July 5, 2010: Turkey is in desperate need of more helicopter gunships. They have found this type of aircraft particularly useful against Kurdish separatists (the PKK) operating in southeastern Turkey.

The Italian Ministry of Defense signed contracts with Leonardo for the acquisition of its new M-345 jet trainer and a new assault helicopter set to replace the A129 Mangusta. The two contracts were ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: This “Mongoose” has some teeth. Introduced in 1983, the Agusta A129 Mangusta (Mongoose) has been the Italian Army’s primary attack helicopter and the first attack ...

The Italian army has taken delivery of its first upgraded A129 Mangusta CBT combat helicopters while it considers possible future enhancements to the aircraft. These initial units will be used for ...

The Italian Army is going to deploy a Helicopter Force made of four NH-90 multirole choppers and four AW-129 Mangusta attack helicopters to Iraq, “very soon” the Italian MoD announced on Mar. 2, 2016.

AgustaWestland is set to deliver the first new-build improved A129 CBT attack helicopter to the Italian army towards the end of the year, by which time it anticipates having a signed contract to ...

The Italian army has suffered its first major accident involving an Agusta A129 Mangusta attack helicopter since introducing the type in late 1990. Assigned to the 5th Aviation Regiment at Carsarsa ...

ROME -- The Italian army is a step closer to acquiring new tanks and assault helicopters after plans for the purchases were submitted for parliamentary approval. On Oct. 11 the defense commission of ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: This “Mongoose” has some teeth. Introduced in 1983, the Agusta A129 Mangusta (Mongoose) has been the Italian Army’s primary attack helicopter and the first attack ...