Turkish King Cobra details

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Turkey is procuring the Bell AH-IZ King Cobra to meet its future attack helicopter requirement. The procurement of the proposed 145 King Cobras is planned to take place in three batches, starting with a first batch of 50 aircraft at an estimated cost of about $1.5 billion. Bell will build the initial helicopters and will be responsible for about 30% of each aircraft. The Turkish Aerospace Industries will carry out the final assembly.

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AH-1Z is Turkish delight?

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The Turkish government's plan to purchase several Bell AH-1Z King Cobra for its attack helicopter requirement face the possibility of being blocked by the US Congress because of human rights issues. If the King Cobra sale is disapproved by Congress, Turkey will be left with two other options. These are the Agusta A129 International and the Kamov Ka-50-2. Turkey is expected to announce the contract winner by the end of Jun 2000.

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Hokum-X delivered

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Bristol Aeropace Ltd has shipped two Hokum X target development helicopters for the US Army for trials at the White Sands missile range in New Mexico. A rework of the Bell AH-1 Cobra, the Hokum X has facades and extensions added to create the external appearance of a Kamov Ka-50 attack helicopter. Bristol Aerospace started in Jul 1994 the $16-million Hokum X target development program, producing a single prototype.

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