Agusta A129 Mangusta

The Agusta A129 Mangusta (English: Mongoose) is an attack helicopter originally designed and produced by Italian company Agusta. It has the distinction of being the first attack helicopter to be designed and produced wholly in Europe. It has continued to be developed by AgustaWestland, the successor company to Agusta. The A129 has undergone several combat deployments since entering service with the Italian Army in the 1990s.

A derivative of the A129, the TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK, is being developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in cooperation with AgustaWestland. TAI will produce the T129 for the Turkish Army and potentially export customers.

Users

 * Italy
 * Italian Army
 * Portugal
 * Portuguese Air Force

Related

 * Agusta A109
 * TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK

Comparable Aircraft

 * Bell AH-1J SuperCobra
 * Boeing AH-64 Apache
 * CAIC WZ-10
 * Denel Rooivalk
 * Eurocopter Tiger
 * Harbin WZ-19
 * Kamov Ka-50/52
 * Mil Mi-28