Afghanistan is to recieve 150 MD 530 helis

[Penguin]

Afghan Air Force Embraer A-29 Super Tucano (YA-1407)

The first four aircraft arrived in Afghanistan in January 2016, with a further four due before the end of 2016. Combat-ready Afghan A-29 pilots graduated from training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, and returned to Afghanistan to represent the first of 30 pilots trained by the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB. A fleet of 20 A-29s will be in place by 2018, according to a senior U.S. defense official. The Pentagon purchased the Super Tucanos in a $427 million contract with Sierra Nevada Corp. and Embraer, with the aircraft produced at Embraer's facility on the grounds of Jacksonville International Airport in Jacksonville, Florida.[23] The Afghan Air Force’s A-29 Super Tucanos could soon make their combat debut after the first four aircraft arrived at Hamid Karzai International Airport on January 15, 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano#Afghanistan

 

[TMA]

No comments but I will be proud to look an Afghan Uzbek, what is the big deal in that



You are going tangent now my friend the topic at hand is the imposed war by the neighbour in Afghanistan post 2001 period.

It is not off topic. Pak-Afghan relations did not start post 2001. The past is directly linked with the present. This mess could be solved if Afghanistan accepts the existence of Pakistan. But she has too much arrogance to do this.

 

[Cookie Monster]

Northern Alliance don't have these many pilots, they would need more support from Iran!

Psshh they dont need these helicopters nor these pilots...they've got a lot of ppl that u can call jahaaz

 

[Penguin]

an earlier report said that these are the most dangerous helicopters to fly in Afghanistan and afghan forces don't want to fly it.
they can't fly very high and Afghanistan is already at very high altitude. afghan forces call them suicide helis.
only reason for giving them is that they are cheap.

MD 530F
High-Altitude, Hot-Day Workhorse.
The MD 530F is engineered to meet your requirements for hot-day, high-altitude operation. Equipped with the 650 shp Rolls-Royce 250-C30 engine, the MD 530F operates more effectively in hot, high environments than other helicopters in its class. It offers the performance you need at a lower cost of ownership.
https://www.mdhelicopters.com/md-530f.html

MD 530F Cayuse Warrior
Scout Attack Reinvented.
An evolution of the fabled OH-6 Cayuse light observation helicopter and known for speed, safety, agility and the ability to operate with ease in confined spaces, the Armed MD530F Light Scout Attack Helicopter delivers increased operational capabilities, greater mission versatility and superior performance in the execution of a broad range of mission profiles.
https://www.mdhelicopters.com/md-530f-armed.html

High Altitude Flight Training
Our instructor pilots have trained multitudes of aviators at High Altitude Mountain Environment Training (HAMET) and the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (HAATS).
Flying at higher altitudes takes a refined skill-set for rotary-wing pilots. Most scout-attack helicopters, while a capable machines, were not designed for the thinner air of mountainous terrain. Nevertheless, our instructor pilots are veteran high altitude instructors and have experienced daily combat at heights of greater than 10,000 feet in Afghanistan. We are experts at instructing others how to fly and fight in similar conditions.
As with all of our training packages, this advanced training can be accomplished anywhere in the world and does not require a formal school-location setup.
http://www.usacav.com/high-altitude/

 

[Trango Towers]

https://thediplomat.com/2017/09/afghanistan-to-get-150-scout-helicopters-by-2022/

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Trump means business and he is going to win this one through brute force.

Major major procurement ongoing for the Afghan air force. Talis days are numbered.

No he is not. Afghanistan is where empires come to die.

 

[Gurjot.S]

The biggest weakest point of A-stan is their unity. Their ethnic divisions are more than enough for self destruction of this country. Anything going to A-stan is going in a black hole.