Somalia: Turkey's T129 ATAK Helicopters Conduct First Test Flight in Mogadishu As Military Ties With Somalia Deepen

Somalia: Turkey's T129 ATAK Helicopters Conduct First Test Flight in Mogadishu As Military Ties With Somalia Deepen

Mogadishu, Somalia -- Turkish-made T129 ATAK combat helicopters carried out their first test flight from the TurKSOM military base in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, marking a new phase in Ankara's growing military support for the Horn of Africa nation.

Somalia Becomes First Country to Adopt AmTag Technology – UK-Funded

https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ Press-Release By Conflict Armament Research The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has become the first country in the world to adopt chemical taggant technology to render its national ammunition stockpile fully traceable. Activities conducted this year by UK-based research organisation, Conflict Armament Research (CAR), with financial support from the , have made Somalia the world’s […] The post Somalia Becom…

Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters conduct first flight test in Mogadishu

Turkish made T129 ATAK combat helicopters on Wednesday have successfully took off from Turkish military base in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu which indicates to be a sign of a first flight test of the helicopters that the Turkish government has donated to Somalia. The three helicopters were brought to Mogadishu in a bid to intensify the war against the militant group of Al-shabab which is currently underway in Southwest and Central Somalia. Turki…

Analysis: Could Turkish helicopter gunships shift the balance in Somalia’s war on Al-Shabaab?

Deployment of three Turkish T129 helicopter gunships to Mogadishu significantly boosts Somali army fire power. Analysts, however, divided on whether it can significantly change combat dynamics. Increased airstrikes will likely force AS to move away from mechanised, fixed/static troop concentration to highly mobile and dispersed small warfare tactics. It is almost certain AS will move into built-up urban areas and civilian populations in the face…