Janes: Pakistan signs for T129 attack helos

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Actually once Akkor hard kill protection system is ready, they can use it in helicopters too as its easy to see coming missiles for helicopters for the heat signature...

It’s an armoured vehicle protection system bro...
Won’t work on helicopters..

 

[Trango Towers]

As an anti-tank / anti- armour solution against Indian proactive strategy (renamed Cold Start), number is still on the lower side. I think once this deal completed, more will be ordered from Turkey or from China. Current order of T-129 and Ah-1Zs is only good for replacing our existing fleet which needs modernization.



To me minimum 150+ and Indians will think 4 times before doing any misadventure in the soft-belly border region.

Anti tank missiles will also hold them off. Advantage of heli is fast attack and mobility

 

[Kamil_baku]

It’s an armoured vehicle protection system bro...
Won’t work on helicopters..

why not? i am sure they can easily make it work as once the missile is detected, the system can take the control if the helicopter(Turkey has this option in their soft kill system for Helicopters) and fire those projectiles longer distance. It will not be hard from Engineering point of view i guess... as those missiles most are very small..

 

[OguzSenturk]

With MWR, it is possible to engage more effectively with armored targets.

No. MWR lets the platform detect the target.

In order to engage the armored target with MWR data and without visual targeting, with anti-armor missiles, we first need to develop a missile with MWR seeker.

 

[YeBeWarned]

We should buy more t129 no more American stuff

Ahz1 and t-129 are different we need both as high low mix

 

[帅的一匹]

Ahz1 and t-129 are different we need both as high low mix

Is it little expensive of $50 millions per for the low end

I think T129 is not low end.

 

[YeBeWarned]

Is it little expensive of $50 millions per for the low end

I think T129 is not low end.

most likely come with ToT and in house assembly and some weapon system .. lets wait till the release full details .
and compared to AH-Z1 , which is a Medium to Heavy weight chopper ..

 

[khanasifm]

Ahz1 and t-129 are different we need both as high low mix

Nothing against anyone but
Yeh right Pak is the next economic and military power ready to replace Russia China and United States

We need both
Economy in tanks and need both
High low mix with economy and out going PM giving 3-4 month salaries as gifts like is paying from his pocket rest assure nothing good coming out

Forget about buying military products and work on bringing economy and tax bracket high plus stop selecting crooks in elections especially Sindh and Punjab

 

[帅的一匹]

most likely come with ToT and in house assembly and some weapon system .. lets wait till the release full details .
and compared to AH-Z1 , which is a Medium to Heavy weight chopper ..

If it comes with TOT, then it's a good deal.

 

[Asad-Ali]

Nothing against anyone but
Yeh right Pak is the next economic and military power ready to replace Russia China and United States

We need both
Economy in tanks and need both
High low mix with economy and out going PM giving 3-4 month salaries as gifts like is paying from his pocket rest assure nothing good coming out

Forget about buying military products and work on bringing economy and tax bracket high plus stop selecting crooks in elections especially Sindh and Punjab

Stop lecturing us (Pakistanis) and don't underestimate the power of Qeemey wala Naan and A Plate of biryani in General Elections 2018

 

[Liquidmetal]

Turkish officials have confirmed that Islamabad and Ankara have reached a defence agreement for the sale of 30 attack helicopters to Pakistan, reported Janes.



Pakistan will be buying Turkish Aerospace Industries’s (TAI) T129 attack helicopters.

The T129 is Turkey’s first locally manufactured platform under license. The T129 features a tandem seat cockpit, twin-engines and NATO-interoperability for attack, armed reconnaissance, precision-strike and deep-strike mission capabilities for day and night in all weather conditions. It can be armed with anti-tank missiles, various rocket pods and has a nose-mounted chaingun.




According to a political manifesto unveiled by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistan and Turkey recently agreed on terms on the largest ever defence contract signed between the two countries.

TAI, maker of the T129 under license from the Italian-British AgustaWestland, has so far delivered 35 T129s to the Turkish Army and the Gendarmerie force.

Pakistan is known to have evaluated the Turkish-built version of the AgustaWestland A129 Mangusta as part of an ongoing effort to procure new attack helicopters for Army Aviation.

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With the Pakistan Army having already ordered 12 US-built Bell AH-1Z Vipers, it had since 2014 been testing the Chinese-built Z-10 the Turkish-made T129 since 2016.

Pakistan Army Aviation commander Major General Nasir Shah told Janes earlier in the year that Islamabad was considering only a number of options to replace the ageing fleet of Bell AH-1 Cobras. The country recently received four Mi-35 attack helicopters from Russia, and will soon receive AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters.

“Army Aviation has plans to further enhance its attack helicopter fleet, and various options are currently being considered and evaluated,” Gen Shah said on January 31 at the IQPC Military Helicopter conference in London.

“The [current 32] AH-1 helicopters have provided effective close support for our ground forces engaged in counter-insurgency [COIN] operations, but they cannot be employed effectively in high-altitude operations above 8,000 ft,” he added.

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Before the deal, the T129 went through various tests in Pakistan. Most recently, the the paltform was showcased at the March 23 military parade.

“We expect further [T-129] contracts to follow the order from Pakistan,” a Turkish defense procurement official said. “We are in talks with a number of countries.”

The Turkish government has not disclosed a price for the T129 deal with Pakistan, but aerospace industry sources estimate the contract to be worth about $1.5 billion, almost equivalent of Turkey’s annual defense exports.

This article originally appeared on Janes

 

[khanasifm]

http://www.defensenews.com/global/m...an-reach-their-largest-ever-defense-contract/

Follow on order for T129

??

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

http://www.defensenews.com/global/m...an-reach-their-largest-ever-defense-contract/

Follow on order for T129

??

I think the Turkish official meant additional T129 contracts from other countries.

 

[khanasifm]

I think the Turkish official meant additional T129 contracts from other countries.

We expect further [T-129] contracts to follow the order from Pakistan,” a Turkish defense procurement official said.

Yup

 

[Basel]

It’s an armoured vehicle protection system bro...
Won’t work on helicopters..

But the idea is good one and R&D can be done on it.