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[HRK]

32 targeting pod for 100 blk-I & II JF-17, I must say it is quite a healthy number for the current JF-17 fleet

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

32 targeting pod for 100 blk-I & II JF-17, I must say it is quite a healthy number for the current JF-17 fleet

The MoDP yearbook said it was 8 for $25 m last year. With this new order it'd be 16 or 24.

 

[Readerdefence]

32 targeting pod for 100 blk-I & II JF-17, I must say it is quite a healthy number for the current JF-17 fleet

Hi usually how many one use In a squad
Thx

 

[HRK]

Hi usually how many one use In a squad
Thx

if you are asking about the number of fighter jets in a squadron then it vary air force to air force, usually 16-20 jest make a squadron.

If you are asking about the targeting pod than there is no fix number as a pods are mission specific device therefore their requirement are also dependent on threat perception so its number could vary as per perceive threats or mission requirements for an air force

In our case I assume 24-30 pods should be enough for whole fleet of JF-17 to deal with the current requirements

 

[Readerdefence]

if you are asking about the number of fighter jets in a squadron then it vary air force to air force, usually 16-20 jest make form a squadron.

If you are asking about the targeting pod than there is no fix number as a pods are mission specific device therefore their requirement are also dependent on threat perception so its number could vary as per perceive threats or mission requirements for an air force

In our case I assume 24-30 pods should be enough for whole fleet of JF-17 to deal with the current requirements

Thx for your detail info

 

[fatman17]

Industry

Turkey's Aselsan to supply targeting pods for Pakistan's JF-17 fighters, says report

Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

31 May 2017

Turkish defence company Aselsan has secured a USD24.9 million contract from an overseas customer for the integration of its Aselpod electro-optical targeting pods into aerial platforms, according to a statement published by the Turkish Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on 26 May.

Aselsan has secured a USD24.9 million contract to supply its Aselpod targeting pods for Pakistan's JF-17 fighters, according to Turkish media. (Aselsan)

The announcement was followed two days later by a report by Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah identifying Pakistan as the customer, and pointing out that this is the second order for the system placed by the South Asian country.

"Aselsan realised the first Aselpod exports last June to Pakistan, which has re-ordered a year later. The said system will be used on the JF-17 aircraft that Pakistan has jointly developed with China," the paper said in an article that was republished by Turkey's Directorate General of Press Information.

In its 2015-2016 yearbook Pakistan's Ministry of Defence Production had listed a USD24.9 million purchase of eight Aselpod targeting pods for the country's JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft.

According to Jane's World Air Forces , the Pakistan Air Force currently operates an estimated 86 JF-17s.

The latest deal between Pakistan and Turkey is yet another indication of the growing defence industrial ties between the two countries. Earlier this month Turkey signed a contract with the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra for the procurement of 52 MFI-17 Super Mushshak primary trainers.

At the same time Pakistan's Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KSEW) signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Turkish defence engineering firm Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret (STM) for the local construction of four Ada (MILGEM)-class corvettes for the Pakistan Navy.

Both deals were signed on 10 May at the 2017 IDEF defence exhibition in Istanbul in a ceremony presided over by Turkish defence minister Fikri Isik and Pakistan's minister for defence production, Tanvir Hussain.

 

[POPEYE-Sailor]

Turkey's Aselsan targeting pods great video

 

[fatman17]

The Sniper ATP contract is a not-to-exceed USD200 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) deal that also includes low altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night (LANTIRN) navigation pod sustainment. Lockheed Martin will provide sustaining activities that include depot-level repair and return of replaceable units, LANTIRN forward imaging navigation set and Sniper ATP support equipment. It also includes data, program support, depot lay-in; program reviews, and on-call technical support.

The LANTIRN/Sniper ATP contract work will be performed at Robins Air Force Base (AFB) in Georgia and in Orlando, Florida, and is expected to complete by 31 March 2022. The contract is a sole source acquisition. The contract is 100% foreign military sales (FMS) to various nations including Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Poland, Pakistan, Romania, Thailand, Taiwan, Kuwait, and Turkey.

 

[Deltaviper]

PAF Bholari Coming along nicely! At this pace, it might become operational rather quickly.

[EDIT] :

Before some here start bashing me, this is publically available imagery.

 

[Rocky rock]

PAF Bholari Coming along nicely! At this pace, it might become operational rather quickly.

[EDIT] :

Before some here start bashing me, this is publically available imagery.

Kindly share the source from where you get these pics?

 

[blinder]

Kindly share the source from where you get these pics?

terraserver.com

 

[khanasifm]

I think Karachi wing and rafiqui wing are over sized with too many sqn so may be new Wing will be created by moving sqn around plus Karachi has bird problem so ocu like 22 will be moved inland

But once mirage gone 22 may not be an ocu as jf sqn no goes up paf will need more than one ocu so 26 plus another one somewhere or 18 converted who knows

 

[Deltaviper]

Kindly share the source from where you get these pics?

terraserver.com as someone correctly pointed out above.

 

[Sohail Afghani]

News Asia-Pacific:

1. Thailand to buy 12 JAS-39C/D Gripens and 2 Saab Eri-eye AEW systems for US 1.08 Billion. Gripens will replace the ageing F-5E/Fs of the RTAF. the Lockheed-Martin F-16 and the Sukhoi SU-30 were also short-listed before settling on the Gripen.

2. More details emerge on secretive chinese WZ-10 attack helicopter:
powered by two 1,531 shp P&WC PT6C-67C turbo shaft engines with Full Authority Digital Engine Control(FADEC). although some sources suggest that up to eight trials WZ-10s may now have been built, only three flying prototypes have been confirmed. (Z10-01, 02 and 03). maiden flights on April 23, 2003. in 2001 China asked Denal to purchase one helicopter (Rooivalk) suggesting it was to be used for reverse engineering and therefore the sales was blocked.weapons planned for the WZ-10 appear to be largely indigeneous like the new HJ-10 ATGM and older TY-90 SRAAMs.

3.India finalises plans for 40 more SU-30MKIs:
clearence has been given for the US $ 1.6 Billion deal to purchase 40 SU-30MKIs from Russia for the IAF. the additional 40 SU-30MKIs will give the IAF a fleet of 230 SU-30MKIs. the indian govt has asked HAL to complete the delivery of these aircraft by 2013-14 instead of the originally planned 2016-17

4. HAL to upgrade IN Sea-Kings:
clearence has been given to upgrade 18 of the IN Seaking 42/42B ASW helicopters under a $ 200 mill programme. IN originally purchased 43 Seakings but were grounded due to sanctions imposed after the 1998 nuclear tests.

5. Pakistan takes over Bell 412EPs:

already reported in land forces section.

India's military intelligence and RAW has developed deadly spy network along porous and risky Durand line under the command of Indian Military Intelligence ofiicer Col Vinay JM. Col Vinay JM is basically Maratha Light Infantry officer,who later shifted on will to get Special Forces Training, where he served for 3 years only to get shifted to Military Intelligence and then RAW to get deployed in Afghan border to train anti-Pakistan fighters. Col speaks 18 languages including Urdu,pashtun n Baloch. also he is expert in sabotage, explosives and internet technology.he has multiple social media accounts which he used to delete only to create new one. he used to raise Baloch human rights issues on various platforms online as well as offline one.
last year he had organized seminar on Baloch issue in delhi where he was greeted by tarek fatah. video available at this link

though indian army don't allow its officers to appear in public platform, they have given Col Vinay concession in this regard to garner support for Baloch cause.
he is handling 16 MI officers in Afghanistan and almost 10 on iran Pakistan border. before arrest of kulbhushan jadhav he frequently visited balochistan through iran and stayed there for weeks together.
he planned n executed bomb blast under CPEC bridge in kech district in November last week in balochistan which has destroyed the bridge totally.after this successful operation col was awarded by indian army with cash reward and medal. the explosive used in the blast was military grade explosive.later he ordered his MI officers n agents to remove all evidences from blast site making pakistni agencies difficult to find out culprits. interestingly col vinay remained in the area for about 3 days after kech blast only to return to Afghanistan safely. his fluency in Urdu,pashtun and Baloch makes him almost undetectable in balochistan and Afghanistan. while in Afghanistan he used to wear afghan style turban and long beard and in balochistan he used to wear Baloch style cap.
he is also helping Baloch social media users training to propagate news related to Pakistani atrocities on Baloch people.
during January February 2017 col vinay visited European countries to meet brp leaders.the name of that country not known but it seems he was in Geneva and berlin which was facilitated by indian embassies in the region.
due to col vinay's autocratic style n arrogant behavior and unchecked financial n operational power in hand many RAW and MI officers are against him and pressure is mounting on authorities to remove him from Afghanistan. but this is very likely to happen in near future.
the only way to remove him from Afghanistan and balochistan is to launch aggressive and serious propaganda against him, so that the lobby which is acting against him, will get additional power and Col vinay would be immediately withdrawn from the region.
if Col Vinay continues to remain active in the region, he is certainly to create problems for Pakistan on Afghanistan and Iran border as his aggressive functioning and rapid movements are increasing his ground network in the region very fast.
hope that Pakistan army and pak media would take this seriously and act in time to stop further losses.
photos attached here are picked from one of the social media account which he runs. as per my estimate he operates near about 25 accounts each on facebook n Twitter
while in office he used to speak n communicate very rarely with colleagues and always seen busy in his dozens of costly n trendy smartphones. he has Globalstar GSP1700 Satellite Phone and many other unknown trendy gadgets with which he used to continuously talk in unknown languages.

 

[TOPGUN]

PAF Bholari Coming along nicely! At this pace, it might become operational rather quickly.

[EDIT] :

Before some here start bashing me, this is publically available imagery.

Is this a new PAF airbase being built ? and where ?