Pakistan Naval Aviation - Updated

[Capt.Popeye]

How many Sea Kings are in service with PN & how old are they ?

If I'm not mistaken: 6 Westland Seakings in 111 ASW Sqdn operating out of PNS Mehran. They were acquired from UK in 1974. As one can see; they are thus older than the IN's operational Seakings. The first batch of IN's Seakings were contemporaries of these Helos but got retired with INS Vikrant and the remaining examples became Museum pieces.
However @fatman_17 can confirm that information re PN..

 

[Myth_buster_1]

The first ATR-72 for Pakistan Navy

useless for defence. More for VIP then hunting/gathering.

 

[Viper0011.]

If I'm not mistaken: 6 Westland Seakings in 111 ASW Sqdn operating out of PNS Mehran. They were acquired from UK in 1974.

How come Pakistan hasn't started a JV with China on building some heli's for the PN and for the PA which can later be produced within Pakistan itself? The Chinese are producing about 5 different types of helis...

 

[Capt.Popeye]

How come Pakistan hasn't started a JV with China on building some heli's for the PN and for the PA which can later be produced within Pakistan itself? The Chinese are producing about 5 different types of helis...

The possible and likely causes for that:
1. Economic/Funding issues.
2. At least two of those Helos are actually French, so licensing issues.
3. The other putative local designs (from Kamov) have not fully matured yet, hence they may not be on offer, or the PAF/PN may not be looking at them yet. While the Turkish Helo was looked at but ran into considerations 1 & 2.

OTOH, 'your country' could well have offered assistance to your country in this regard. But did not; whatever the reasons may be.

 

[Viper0011.]

OTOH, 'your country' could well have offered assistance to your country in this regard. But did not; whatever the reasons may be.

OTOH, time for you guys to start running your own destiny and not beg for everything. On one hand you guys ask for "assistance" and on the other, you guys have attitude and hatred towards the US. Speaks volume for how you look at us. The reason is very simple, we'll give you what we think is in our best interest to give and in your best interest to get as aid or at a significantly lowered price. If you guys want to talk like customers with Cash on hand, whole different story. That's why I even brought up the idea of Chinese JV to begin with.
Isn't it interesting that on one hand you have people supporting forceful destruction of the ONLY working democratic system that could turn the tide for Pakistan's economy in its favor? You think Western nations aren't watching that? We all think that this is how Pakistan and Pakistanis are, so why not leave them alone as the culture and sentiment on everything tends to be very extremist and undemocratic. That is ALSO playing a huge role in items being denied to Pakistan.

 

[fatman17]

useless for defence. More for VIP then hunting/gathering.

will be converted to MPA with either Turkish Milgem system or systems from F-27s will be transplanted.

If I'm not mistaken: 6 Westland Seakings in 111 ASW Sqdn operating out of PNS Mehran. They were acquired from UK in 1974. As one can see; they are thus older than the IN's operational Seakings. The first batch of IN's Seakings were contemporaries of these Helos but got retired with INS Vikrant and the remaining examples became Museum pieces.
However @fatman_17 can confirm that information re PN..

all MK-45's are going thru an upgrade.

 

[Sinnerman108]

Rofl.. had a feeling it was all about how better the IN is with the P-8..

Nothing to do with suggesting the P-8 for the PN..

The PN's shipborne UAV demand is squirming again..
This time there is a local aspirant involved.. developed by a bunch of NUSTians.

Which college to be specific ?

 

[nomi007]

View attachment 39502 Z-9EC on F-22P Deck

View attachment 39503 PN - F27-400

Z-9EC on alamgir ship Deck

 

[IceCold]

OTOH, time for you guys to start running your own destiny and not beg for everything. On one hand you guys ask for "assistance" and on the other, you guys have attitude and hatred towards the US. Speaks volume for how you look at us. The reason is very simple, we'll give you what we think is in our best interest to give and in your best interest to get as aid or at a significantly lowered price. If you guys want to talk like customers with Cash on hand, whole different story. That's why I even brought up the idea of Chinese JV to begin with.
Isn't it interesting that on one hand you have people supporting forceful destruction of the ONLY working democratic system that could turn the tide for Pakistan's economy in its favor? You think Western nations aren't watching that? We all think that this is how Pakistan and Pakistanis are, so why not leave them alone as the culture and sentiment on everything tends to be very extremist and undemocratic. That is ALSO playing a huge role in items being denied to Pakistan.

Just so you know he is an Indian and not a Pakistani.

 

[Viper0011.]

Just so you know he is an Indian and not a Pakistani.

I think the message and the content was what mattered, as posts are read by a bunch of different people (primarily the Pakistanis), and that was my audience.

 

[MilSpec]

OTOH, time for you guys to start running your own destiny and not beg for everything. On one hand you guys ask for "assistance" and on the other, you guys have attitude and hatred towards the US. Speaks volume for how you look at us. The reason is very simple, we'll give you what we think is in our best interest to give and in your best interest to get as aid or at a significantly lowered price. If you guys want to talk like customers with Cash on hand, whole different story. That's why I even brought up the idea of Chinese JV to begin with.
Isn't it interesting that on one hand you have people supporting forceful destruction of the ONLY working democratic system that could turn the tide for Pakistan's economy in its favor? You think Western nations aren't watching that? We all think that this is how Pakistan and Pakistanis are, so why not leave them alone as the culture and sentiment on everything tends to be very extremist and undemocratic. That is ALSO playing a huge role in items being denied to Pakistan.

Quite interesting as most of the US significant Military Aid came to pakistan during dictatorial regime aimed to be fielded against a democratic Neighbor.

 

[mourning sage]

Rofl.. had a feeling it was all about how better the IN is with the P-8..

Nothing to do with suggesting the P-8 for the PN..

The PN's shipborne UAV demand is squirming again..
This time there is a local aspirant involved.. developed by a bunch of NUSTians.

Hey!
can you be more specific about the college which is developing this UAV? There is an Unmanned helicopter developed by my college, but that is only for rescue missions, not particularly military.

 

[Donatello]

Quite interesting as most of the US significant Military Aid came to pakistan during dictatorial regime aimed to be fielded against a democratic Neighbor.

and why do Indians always appear perturbed by that?

 

[Zarvan]

THATTA: An unmanned aircraft of Pakistan Navy crashed near the newly formed Sajawal District of Sindh on Wednesday, Geo News reported.

According to police, the incident occurred in Sajawal District where the remote-controlled Navy aircraft came down in the open field today morning. Fortunately, no loss of life was reported in the incident.
Pak Navy unmanned jet crashes near Sajawal | PAKISTAN - geo.tv

 

[fatman17]