The A-129 Armed Helicopter (English: A-129 Attack Helicopter [1], nickname: Mangusta, translation: mongoose [2], abbreviated as A-129) is a type of armed Attack Helicopter developed by Agusta Company in Italy in the mid-1970s.The A-129 armed helicopter adopts tandem two seat cockpit, left tail rotor, two Rolls Royce Gem 1004 (A-129) or LHTEC T800-LHT-800 (A-129 international type) turbine shaft engines, and wheel type fixed landing gear; It can mount and launch "Stinger" air-to-air missiles, ceramic anti tank missiles, 70mm rockets, and is equipped with 12.7mm machine gun pods [2].The prototype of the A-129 armed helicopter made its first flight on September 11, 1983 and was put into service in 1990 [2].