Isikhulu esiphezulu sezokuvikela sithi izithiyo 'ezincane' zobuchwepheshe ezindizeni ezinophephela emhlane ezihlaselwe izwe i-T-129 osekunesikhathi eside zilindelwe zizonqotshwa maduze, sichitha noma yisiphi isiphakamiso sokuthi iTurkey izosiyeka isivumelwano.
I-Turkey isazimisele ngokugcwele ohlelweni lokukhiqiza ngokubambisana ne-Italian-British AgustaWestland ngenqwaba yezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezihlasela i-T-129 naphezu kwezihibe “ezincane” zobuchwepheshe ezibambezele ukuhlolwa kokwamukelwa kweqoqo lokuqala lama-chopper ayisishiyagalolunye.
“Kuyinto evamile ukuba nezinkinga ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kokwamukela. Sisazimisele kulolu hlelo. Kusele izinsuku noma amasonto ngaphambi kokuba sithole isixazululo,” kusho isikhulu sezokuvikela. "Sifuna ukuba nalezi zindiza ezinophephela emhlane endaweni yethu zisesimweni esihle."
Lesi sikhulu sithe izivivinyo zokwamukela bezenziwe ngokuphindwe kabili, zombili yizisebenzi zokugcina, i-Land Forces, kanye nomnyango wokuhlola izinga lenhlangano yezokuvikela, i-Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM).
Inqwaba yezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezihlasela ngaphambi kwesikhathi i-T-129, ebizwa ngokuthi i-T-129A EDH, iTurkey eyithole kwa-AgustaWestland, ibilokhu ihluleka ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuhlolwa kokwamukelwa kusukela ngo-2012 ngenxa yokungqubuzana nemininingwane yobuchwepheshe eshiwo kwinkontileka. Imithombo yemboni ithi ukwehluleka kokulinganisa kugxile esivinini esiphansi kunesidingekayo, ukudlidliza okweqile phakathi nendiza, isisindo esikhulu sokusuka kanye nokusebenza kabi kokudubula.
Ama-EDH ayisithupha e-T-129A ayingxenye yeqoqo lezinkundla eziyisishiyagalolunye iTurkey eyayaleza ngoNovemba 2010, yandisa ukuhleleka kwayo okuphelele ku-60. Lawa ayisishiyagalolunye kwakufanele ahlangabezane nemfuneko ephuthumayo yokusebenza kweButho LaseTurkey ngokumelene ne-Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) ).
UMurad Bayar, isikhulu esiphezulu sezokuvikela eTurkey, uthe kunentshisekelo enkulu yangaphandle ku-T-129. “Uhlelo luhamba kahle. Kukhona amandla okuthunyelwa ngaphandle. Le chopper kungenzeka iyisixazululo esingcono kunazo zonke emhlabeni ezimpini ze-asymmetrical, ”kusho uBayar.
Ama-T-129 akhiwa kakhulu yi-AgustaWestland e-Italy njengoba kulindeleke ukuthi alethwe ngasekupheleni kuka-2012, unyaka owodwa ngaphambi kokuba izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezakhiwe eTurkey ziqale ukulethwa. Ama-chopper ayisishiyagalolunye okuqala azohlonywa yiTurkey.
Umthombo wakwa-TAI, usonkontileka oyinhloko waseTurkey wohlelo lwendiza enophephela emhlane, uvumile “ukuphambuka emibhalweni yokuqala” futhi wathi “umsebenzi onzima wawuseza ukuze kulungiswe lokhu.”
Kuthiwani uma umsebenzi wobuchwepheshe wokuthola imibandela yokusebenza ezicacisweni zenkontileka wehluleka? "Ngandlela thize, lolu hlelo luzoqhubeka njengoba bekuhleliwe," kusho isikhulu sezokuvikela.
Ngokusho kwemithombo yezimboni, kunezinketho ezimbili: noma umkhiqizi (i-AgustaWestland ne-TAI) kufanele athuthukise ukusebenza, noma i-SSM kuzodingeka igobe imininingwane yenkontileka ukuze abahloli bezempi bakwazi ukunikeza ukuvuma futhi "bamukele" amapulatifomu ayisishiyagalolunye.
Isikhulu esiphezulu se-SSM sithe isixazululo singagcina sitholakele "phakathi kwalezi zinketho ezimbili." Lesi sikhulu asizange sicacise ukuthi kanjani. Kodwa engxabanweni yangaphambili efana nalena (izindiza ze-Heron ezakhiwe kwa-Israyeli) u-Bayar wachaza indlela izihibe zobuchwepheshe ezanqotshwa ngayo ngamagama athi “isivumelwano semibono ehlukene.”
I-Turkey yamemezela ngoMashi 30, 2007, ukuthi inqume ukuxoxisana ne-AgustaWestland ukuze ithuthukise futhi ikhiqize izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezingu-51 ezinezinketho ezingu-40 ezisekelwe ku-Agusta A-129 Mangusta International. I-T-129 izohlanganiswa esitshalweni se-TAI eduze ne-Ankara. Inkontileka yasayinwa ngoSepthemba 7, 2007.
Ngomhla zingama-22 kuNhlangulana wezi-2008, isivumelwano - esaziwa nangokuthi i-ATAK futhi sinenani eliphelele lamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-3.2 - phakathi kwe-TAI ne-AgustaWestland saqala ukusebenza ngokusemthethweni. Kuqinisekisiwe ukuthi i-T-129 izoba isiteji esakhiwe eTurkey. Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano, i-TAI izothuthukisa ikhompyutha yemishini yomdabu, ama-avionics kanye nezinhlelo zezikhali.
I-Tusaş Engine Industries, Inc. izokhiqiza izinjini ze-LHTEC CTS800-AN ngaphansi kwelayisensi. Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sokukhiqiza ngokubambisana, iTurkey futhi inamalungelo agcwele okuthengisa kanye nawokusungula okubhaliwe eplathifomu ye-T-129.
NgoSepthemba 28, 2009, indiza yokuqala ye-T-129 P1 prototype yenzeke ezikhungweni ze-AgustaWestland e-Vergiate, e-Italy, kwathi ngo-Agasti 17, 2011, i-TAI yamemezela indiza yokuqala eyimpumelelo ye-T-129 prototype ekhiqizwa ezikhungweni zayo. eduze ne-Ankara. I-prototype ehloliwe yayingeyokuqala kwemithathu eyaqoqwa eTurkey.
Ngenhlanhla, ukubambezeleka kufike ngesikhathi lapho iTurkey ingadingi ngokuphuthumayo i-T-129s okuhloswe ukuthi isetshenziswe ngokuyinhloko empini yamasosha aseTurkey ngokumelene ne-PKK, njengokunqamuka komlilo obuthakathaka kusukela ngasekupheleni kuka-2012 kuye kwanciphisa ingcindezi.
Ngaleso sikhathi, iTurkey ibilokhu inxusha ngenkani ukuba idayisele i-T-129 ePakistan ukuze ithathele indawo yemikhumbi yayo endala i-AH-1F futhi izimisele ukuvumelana nemibandela enomusa nePakistan eboshwe yimali ukwenza lokho. Imibiko yabezindaba yasePakistan ithe isivumelwano neTurkey singaholela ekukhiqizweni kwasendaweni kwe-T-129 ePakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC).
I-Turkey yenza umfutho wayo wakamuva ngesikhathi uNdunankulu wasePakistan uNawaz Sharif evakashele eTurkey ngoSepthemba 16-18 emhlanganweni wesithathu woMkhandlu Wokubambisana Wezinga Eliphezulu. U-Sharif unikezwe ukuboniswa kwamakhono e-T-129 futhi kwaxoxwa ngesivumelwano esingaba khona.
Izikhulu zaseTurkey ziqinisekisile ukuthi izingxoxo "zivuthwe ngezinga elithile," futhi iTurkey isazibophezele kunoma yisiphi isivumelwano esingaba khona, hhayi nje ngezinzuzo zezezimali kodwa futhi nezinzuzo ezingaba khona zamasu.
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