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The Pakistan Army has aging Puma helicopters. Granted, Pakistan's Pumas are the smaller IAR330/SA330s, which have about as much seating capacity as the AW139 (which the PAF already inducted). So it'll be interesting to see how the PAA looks at replacing the Puma, i.e. AW139 or T-70 from Turkish Aerospace?
One important detail to note is that the 8ton attack helicopter Turkey is to begin developing will share transmission and engines with the 12 ton medium lift helicopter, so maintenance and parts commonality would be shared reducing costs significantly.
Turkey is basically developing it's own Rooivalk Attack helicopter which is also based on a medium lift helicopter, the Puma.
I believe the 6ton attack helicopter we've seen artists renderings on that was going to be based off T625 has been shelved, for now, since foreign suppliers are no longer blocking parts for T-129.