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Its Party Tm
Its Party time for Army Aviation. mirchi time for some gurus
They get the AH 64
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Its Party Tm
Its Party time for Army Aviation. mirchi time for some gurus
Only issue is long lead time - 2 yrs before they are delivered.
It was in context that we have no money hence we cant buy any decent piece of our armed forces.They get the AH 64
So what does the future look like
15 AH -1Z
30 AH - 1F. Combo of Jordanian and upgraded own
15 Z -10 if trials are successful
Don't see how Mi 35 s or Mi 28s come in the picture now.
15 - AH-1Z
Cobras to be replaced by Z-10 upgrade
20-30 Mi-35 for Spec Ops/ANF
No - Mi-28 i'd say.
That's sounds pretty reasonable. I would have hoped for 20 AH-1Zs, but considering the cost, 15 seems okay.
If we also induct the Z-10's in sizable enough numbers, do we really need the Mi-35s? Do they provide any capability beyond the Z-10s or AH-1Zs?
Mi-35 is an Assault Helicopter, the only one of its kind. It can carry an assault team of 8 fully armed SSGs, insert them, then loiter and provide close air support as well as carry out extraction by itself. Its perfectly suited for surgical hit, grab and run ops.
8 is a very small number of troops to be very effective at anything but the smallest of missions. I'm not sure how useful this capability is. More Mi-17's might be better.
They can escort Mi-17s into battle, 8 is a huge number for SSGs, especially when you are inserting snipers to cover the incoming assault team.
Yes, that scenario does make sense to me for an advanced scout/sniper SSG element or support team. But, I don't think PAA can operate three different types of gunships. If the AH-1Z deal goes through, it'll have to be either the Z-10 or Mi-35.