Pakistan Army Aviation Corps - Updated

[nomi007]

Trango Towers, and Start of Baltoro Glacier.
Panorama (handheld) — at Trango Towers.

 

[nomi007]

 

[Windjammer]

 

[fatman17]

Alouette l prototype

 

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According to Turkish aviation news outlet (HERE), Pakistan is interested in acquiring turboprop driven COIN aircraft. Pakistan has shown special interest in Hürkuş C.

 

[nomi007]

 

[Muhammad Omar]

According to Turkish aviation news outlet (HERE), Pakistan is interested in acquiring turboprop driven COIN aircraft. Pakistan has shown special interest in Hürkuş C.

we can get so much from Turkey
this will surely help in COIN operation

 

[fatman17]

According to Turkish aviation news outlet (HERE), Pakistan is interested in acquiring turboprop driven COIN aircraft. Pakistan has shown special interest in Hürkuş C.

Still in prototype / trials stage.

 

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Still in prototype / trials stage.

Turkish army has ordered 12 +12 optional, first aircraft is expected to enter service next year (2018).

Source

we can get so much from Turkey
this will surely help in COIN operation

Hürkuş-B could replace T-37, Hürkuş-C used for COIN along with T-129

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Turkish army has ordered 12 +12 optional, first aircraft is expected to enter service next year (2018).

Source



Hürkuş-B could replace T-37, Hürkuş-C used for COIN along with T-129

Nightmare for the terrorists

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

IMO the only way the Hürkuş C will come to Pakistan is if the PAF also embraces the Hürkuş B to replace the T-37. That way the cost of raising domestic maintenance and logistics infrastructure, including local MRO, partial sub-assemblies manufacturing and assembly, would make sense (to support to a large number of aircraft.

 

[HAIDER]

IMO the only way the Hürkuş C will come to Pakistan is if the PAF also embraces the Hürkuş B to replace the T-37. That way the cost of raising domestic maintenance and logistics infrastructure, including local MRO, partial sub-assemblies manufacturing and assembly, would make sense (to support to a large number of aircraft.

rotary engine is very cheap to maintained and best for COIN.

 

[HRK]

IMO the only way the Hürkuş C will come to Pakistan is if the PAF also embraces the Hürkuş B to replace the T-37. That way the cost of raising domestic maintenance and logistics infrastructure, including local MRO, partial sub-assemblies manufacturing and assembly, would make sense (to support to a large number of aircraft.

I think it could be the Army Aviation which must have showed interest in the Hürkuş-C to establish limited CAS arm other then PAF

I don't see any role for this system with PAF .... ???

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

I think it could be the Army Aviation which must have showed interest in the Hürkuş-C to establish limited CAS arm other then PAF

I don't see any role for this system with PAF .... ???

Me neither, unless the PAF decides to construct a specialist COIN force. I don't think it would be prudent to burden any single service for COIN. This needs to be distributed. I would have liked to see them establishing something like the Air National Guard - with PAF, PA, PN, MoD and MoI funding - armed with Hürkuş-C, utility helicopters, transport helicopters, ISR assets, transport aircraft and even attack helicopters. Each of these can be assigned to the armed forces in external conflict, or perhaps the ANG can take on specific roles from them (e.g. guarding infrastructure).

 

[TaimiKhan]

According to Turkish aviation news outlet (HERE), Pakistan is interested in acquiring turboprop driven COIN aircraft. Pakistan has shown special interest in Hürkuş C.

With the CSF drying up, the per sortie cost for bombing / recon is very high which will put extra financial burden on PAF resources. This is something they should have done very long time ago. If this gets inducted, can be used for training purposes and COIN ops with low cost operationally.