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The T129 ATAK, an all-weather attack helicopter developed by Turkish Aerospace, with Philippine pilots alongside at Col. Jesus Villamor Air Base in Manila, Philippines, on April 6. (Anadolu Agency)

SINAN TAVSAN, Nikkei Staff Writer

ISTANBUL -- A thick dossier of documents passed from one hand to another among officials lined up on a red carpet at the Col. Jesus Villamor Air Base in Manila.

Inside the hangar stood two T129 attack helicopters produced in Turkey.

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