AH-1Z Viper, 1000 Hellfire II Missiles approved for sale to Pakistan.

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Vietnam war snap

ge


short clipof cobra re vietnam 1:30 onward

Thank you for share , never kenw cobra was in vietnam I thought it was a helicopter invented after vietnam ended

I think after the war Pentegon found importance of a gunship

 

[Syed Zabih Ullah]

Someone just forgot to mention it does not only included 15 vipers it also included following equipment which in all means sounds good have a LOOK:

• 32 T-700 GE 401C Engines (30 installed and 2 spares)

• 1000 AGM-114 R Hellfire II Missiles in containers

• 36 H-1 Technical Refresh Mission computers

• 17 AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems

• 30 629F-23 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency Communication Systems

• 19 H-764 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems

• 32 Helmet Mounted Display/Optimised Top Owl

• 17 APX-117A Identification Friend or Foe

• 17 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems

• 17 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Sets

• 18 AN/APR-39C(V)2 Radar Warning Receivers

• 15 Joint Mission Planning Systems

• 17 M197 20mm Gun Systems.
  
  

 

[Blue Marlin]

US company to upgrade Pakistani helicopters

The US Department of Defence has awarded a contract worth more than $85 million to Textron’s Bell Helicopter division to develop updates for weapons systems for the Pakistani and US helicopter fleets, the US Navy said in a press release on Thursday.


In April 2015, the US Department of State approved a $925 million foreign military sale to Pakistan for a fleet of attack helicopters and Hellfire missiles. The principal contractors on that deal were Boeing, Bell, General Electric and Lockheed Martin.


The new contract calls on Bell to develop updates for weapons systems in support of the US Navy and Pakistani government helicopter fleets. Bell’s work on the weapons systems will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in August 2020.

 

[Nike]

DoD awards Pakistan AH-1Z contract
Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
25 August 2015


The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Bell Helicopter a USD581 million contract that includes the delivery of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Pakistan.

Pakistan has requested the sale of 15 AH-1Z attack helicopters. The DoD has awarded a contract for what appears to be the first two such helicopters. (IHS/Patrick Allen)

The contract, which was announced by the DoD on 26 August but awarded the day before, covers the manufacture and delivery of 15 Lot 12 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters, 19 Lot 12 AH-1Zs, one Lot 13 UH-1Y, and 21 auxiliary fuel kits for the US Marine Corps (USMC) and government of Pakistan.

Pakistan requested the sale of 15 AH-1Z helicopters in April, and this announcement is the first official confirmation that a deal has been signed.

DoD awards Pakistan AH-1Z contract - IHS Jane's 360

it's been officially concluded, Congrats Pakistan

 

[Sulman Badshah]

19 Lot 12 AH-1Zs

means bell will produce total 19x12 (218) vipers .. 15 for pakistan and rest for US

 

[C130]

Thank you for share , never kenw cobra was in vietnam I thought it was a helicopter invented after vietnam ended

I think after the war Pentegon found importance of a gunship

loo at this 1:07 you see how dark it is, you wouldn't know death is just right above. pitch black I would be scared to death.

no wonder terrorist rats are deathly scared of the AC-130

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Bell Helicopter a USD581 million contract that includes the delivery of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Pakistan.

The contract, which was announced by the DoD on 26 August but awarded the day before, covers the manufacture and delivery of 15 Lot 12 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters, 19 Lot 12 AH-1Zs, one Lot 13 UH-1Y, and 21 auxiliary fuel kits for the US Marine Corps (USMC) and government of Pakistan.

Pakistan requested the sale of 15 AH-1Z helicopters in April, and this announcement is the first official confirmation that a deal has been signed. While the notification does not say how many of the 15 helicopters have been signed for at this stage, it states that 10% (USD57.9 million) of the overall contract value covers the sale to the government of Pakistan. This suggests that this is an initial deal for the first two helicopters only, with contracts for the remaining 13 (plus spares and support) to follow.

According to the DoD, these initial helicopters will be delivered by the end of August 2018. The original US Defense Security Co-operation Agency notification of Pakistan's request included 1,000 AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-surface missiles for "a precision-strike, enhanced-survivability aircraft that can operate at high altitudes. By acquiring this [AH-1Z and Hellfire II] capability, Pakistan will enhance its ability to conduct operations in North Waziristan Agency [NWA], the Federally Administered Tribal Areas [FATAs], and other remote and mountainous areas in all-weather, day and night environments".

The contract notification is the latest development in Pakistan's ongoing efforts to bolster its rotary-winged attack capabilities. As well as procuring the 15 AH-1Zs to bolster and eventually replace its existing 32 AH-1F Cobra platforms, Pakistan has also evaluated the Chinese CHAIG WZ-10 attack helicopters, which has included flying them operationally on counter-terrorism missions, and is rumoured to be interested in the Russian-built Mil Mi-28NE 'Havoc' as well. On 19 August it was announced that Pakistan and Russia had signed a formal agreement for the procurement of four Mi-35 'Hind' attack helicopters,

 

[Quwa]

So the order is a go, but it's interesting how low profile this deal has been compared to the F-16s. I recall there even being a formal signing ceremony for it.

 

[Kakaspai]

According to the DoD, these initial helicopters will be delivered by the end of August 2018. The original US Defense Security Co-operation Agency notification of Pakistan's request included 1,000 AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-surface missiles for "a precision-strike, enhanced-survivability aircraft that can operate at high altitudes. By acquiring this [AH-1Z and Hellfire II] capability, Pakistan will enhance its ability to conduct operations in North Waziristan Agency [NWA], the Federally Administered Tribal Areas [FATAs], and other remote and mountainous areas in all-weather, day and night environments".

They will be delivered by the end of august 2018.I hope we wont hhave to use them in waziristan by then

 

[Rank]

So the order is a go, but it's interesting how low profile this deal has been compared to the F-16s. I recall there even being a formal signing ceremony for it.

No low profile deal... Pakistan requested for the gunships before Swat Operation and (expected) US show zero interest on our request. That was the reason Pakistan went for Jordian AH1F. When the state department particularly Pentagon realized that the new Pakistan Command soon go for the Russian, they start offering 15 AH1z to Pakistan all of a sudden. The day when Chinese 3 Z10 arrived and exactly the next day Russian Ambassador talking about Mi35 deal btw Pak Russia. Americans approve Pakistan's request aur woh bhi denay ko chezain tyaar hogaye jo hamnay maangi bhi nahe theen LOLzzz These Americans are *******!

 

[IceCold]

And we have neighbours who think Pakistan is isolated, suicidal and on the verge of disintegration.

 

[Beethoven]

They will be delivered by the end of august 2018.I hope we wont hhave to use them in waziristan by then

Am sorry but these babies were never meant for waziristan....For NWA the army has developed a two pronged strategy that is using Mi-35 for COIN ops and WZ-10 the workhorse of PA Aviation.AH-1Z was meant for our eastern border just in case our neighbor wants to play smart

 

[Sipahi]

Thanks *Russia and China* for AH-1Z helis

 

[slapshot]

Thanks *Russia and China* for AH-1Z helis

We should also thank them for Mi35 and wz10

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Someone just forgot to mention it does not only included 15 vipers it also included following equipment which in all means sounds good have a LOOK:

• 32 T-700 GE 401C Engines (30 installed and 2 spares)

• 1000 AGM-114 R Hellfire II Missiles in containers

• 36 H-1 Technical Refresh Mission computers

• 17 AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems

• 30 629F-23 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency Communication Systems

• 19 H-764 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems

• 32 Helmet Mounted Display/Optimised Top Owl

• 17 APX-117A Identification Friend or Foe

• 17 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems

• 17 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Sets

• 18 AN/APR-39C(V)2 Radar Warning Receivers

• 15 Joint Mission Planning Systems

• 17 M197 20mm Gun Systems.
  
  

Lack of spare engines would be something of concern , if we had option to extent the numbers it would have been ideal