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Thinking of aircarft carrier, yaar we cannot even have carrier based aircraft.

Definitely, USA is arranging procurement of MI-17 helicopters from any Eastern block country, and not giving their own original equipment.:tsk: US might have provided with special pilot/crew helmets fitted with night vision goggles, in abundance. this has added the capability for pilots to...

Sir the title is wrong, its not an airmen graduation ceremony, its passing out parade of aviation cadets, of PAF. Normally, graduation ceremony is always done 3-4 days prior to the parade, indoor, in the auditorium. In grad ceremony, pilots, engineers, other branches cadets are awarded...

Pakistani cobra can neither carry Hellfire nor it can be upgraded to carry the same, reason, weight of the missile. only twin engines cobras (whiskeys and Zulus) can carry Hellfire. Remember, Pakistani is an F model.

Talking of upgradation of current cobra helicopter of Pakistan Army, precisely we need upgradation in two areas Avionics and Weaponry. Now Cobra has primery weapon of TOW, which is a wire guided missile. Its maximum range is 3.75 km (because the length of the wire is 3.75 km). The...

In the Battle for Bajour, last year 2008, around area of Loi Sam, a T-59 was destroyed. This destroyed tank was shown on a documentary movie prepared by AlJazeera, probably name of the program was "From the Frontline". The documentary, was retelecasted by Geo TV in their program Geomentry. The...

If relifing of TOW missiles is done, thats great, But why to send these missiles to USA, as they may always retain a particular lot, on some pretext or the other. BS is locally produced by KRL, why not TOWs are sent to KRL and they do the relifing.

Agreed sir, but here is a point. Each TOW missile comes ina a specialized container, and having a shelf life of 10-12 years. After that, precision of the missile cannot be assured. There may be many problemassociated with missiles retrieved from old stores. The missile may become a dud, after...

Night vision capable helicopter means that all the gauges, instruments, and caution/warning lights, cabin lightings, and external lights are modified so that they don not produce glare in the pilot vision when he is wearing night vision goggles. I think all helicopters come as standard night...

Stingers and Sidewinders come as an option to be loaded to combat helicopters. However, they are practically against enemy helicopters. The idea of shooting a jet fighter by a helicopter is absurd and impractical. You see, if helicopters are to be operated in a theater, and enemy jets...

Still TOW is a superior missile to BS. There are many improved versions of misslies are now with Pakistan. Its better to use TOW then BS

Purchase of large number of aircarft will only create string of problems. Any aircarft induction is to be spread over the years. The time is utilized for training of pilots, technical crew, development and expanding of aircarft parking, hanger facilities, construction of maintenance sheds...

G-3 is good for aimed shots for ranges 100 - 300 meters. with a sniper scope and a bipod it becomes a deadly sniper rifle. For infantry, in dug out position, it is the best weapon to take out advancing enemy, while firing from bunkers. Its no good for CQB, due to weight, recoil and length of the...

Navy has helicopters and turboprop aircarft. the list is as Turboprop aircarft 1. Atlantiques (anti sub warfare) 2. Fokker F27 3. P-3C Orion Helicopters Allouette III Westland Sea king Lynx Z-9C (Chineese)

I can summerize the required roles of helos and available options within country: 1. Primery helicopter Training - Schwizer 269C (held with Army) 2. Light observation, reconnassiance, scouting - Jet Rangers, Allouette III, SA 315B (held with Army) 3. High altitude flying, SAR, - AS350 B3...

AS 350 Ecureuil and and AS 550 Fennac are same aircarft but 350 is a commercial version, best suited for high altitude operations. 550 is an armed version, suited for armed recconisance, light anti tank role. Pakistan has 350s with it. If Pakistan opts for getting more high altitiude helos...

IMO this is imprudent to have a duplicate system for a simmilar role. Why Fennec when Army has American system based Jet Rangers and Cobras for hunter killer team action. Feenac is a combat scout helicopter, and cannot take up the role of an attack helicopter like Cobra. then why to have two...

The F models held with Pakistan Army are quite potent machines. All of the above characteristics are there in Pak machines like -- Night visison system as our Cobra are C-NITE (Cobra night imaging thermal equipment), nowhere in the world, F models are designed and modified any missile other...

I agree, Augusta 129 is good. As a matter of fact, if we still rely on USA, it can only give us Re-Furb Cobras, which are old F models. There are no upgrades available for F models. USA has upgraded J models (twin engine version) to W/Z models.

Cobra helicopter as a medium anti tank plateform, bridge the gap between a light recconisance/attack helo like Kiowa, and heavy anti tank helo like Appache, when seen from US Army perspective. While out of service from US Army, Cobra most optimally serves Pak Army, for anti tank role. I think...