Take, for example, the Leonardo AW-249 Fenice, aptly named “Phoenix” in Italian. This helicopter is designed to replace the aging Agusta A129 Mangusta, which has served since the 1990s.

The T129 ATAK is an all-weather multirole twin-engine attack helicopter based on the Agusta A129 Mangusta platform. Though Turkey at least ostensibly remains a member of NATO, its relations with ...