Pakistan Army Aviation Corps - Updated

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AVIATION PROJECTS

 Simulator Training of Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 / Mi-171 Pilots (2009 – Up to date)
 Simulator Training of Pakistan Army Aviation SA-330 (Puma) Pilots (2010 – Up to date)
 Installation of Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Aviation Base, (2008 – Up to date)
 Gattling Gun M-134 D for cargo helicopters (Mi-17) / Bell 412 (2010 – Up to date)
 Armouring Solution for Bell 412 Helicopters ( Mar 2011 to date)
 Armouring Solution for Mi-17 Helicopters ( Recent)
 Offered Simulator Training of Pakistan Army Aviation HUEY-II and COBRA Pilots (recent)

Very good news, only MG3 were mounted on B412, the Mi17/B412 can "clean" the landing area with the M134D

 

[fatman17]

Asia

Following reports from March indicating that the country was showing interest in Russian helicopters, Pakistan is buying four Mil Mi-35M Hind attack helicopters from Russia through a deal of undisclosed value.

The helicopters were cleared for sale to Pakistan in June 2014 , with the model also exported to Azerbaijan, Brazil and Egypt

 

[fatman17]

Very good news, only MG3 were mounted on B412, the Mi17/B412 can "clean" the landing area with the M134D

Mean SOB

 

[fatman17]

ASIA & PACIFIC
09:23 20.08.2015

According to the Russian Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan signed a contract for Russia's Mi-35M transport and attack helicopters.

NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — Pakistan will acquire four Russian Mi-35M helicopters, the Russian Embassy in Islamabad said Thursday.

"The contract for four Mi-35M transport and attack helicopters was signed late last week," an embassy spokesperson told RIA Novosti.

According to the spokesperson, the agreement was reached between Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport and Pakistan's Ministry of Defense.

In July, Deputy CEO of Russian Helicopters Andrey Shibitov said a decision to supply Mi-35M helicopters to Pakistan to fight terrorism could be made in the near future.

In September 2014, Rosoboronexport's deputy director general, Sergey Goreslavsky, said Pakistan was seeking to purchase several Mi-35M helicopters to combat terrorism. Russia and Pakistan signed a deal to collaborate on defense two months later.

The Mi-24/25/35 family, with capabilities of landing and transporting up to eight paratroopers, is in current use by the Russian, Brazilian, Venezuelan and Azerbaijani armed forces.



Read more: Pakistan Will Purchase Four Russian Mi-35M Helicopters / Sputnik International

 

[fatman17]

General Information

The multirole Mi-35M attack helicopter is a comprehensive modernisation of the Mi-24V. The Mi-35M was developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, and has been series produced at Rostvertol since 2005.

The Mi-35M offers round the clock:

Combat use of guided and unguided weapons in regular and challenging climate conditions;Operational for attack flights at altitudes of 10-25 m daytime and 50 m at night over land or water.

For round-the-clock combat use, the Mi-35M is equipped with the latest navigation and avionics suite with multifunction coloured displays, target sights system that includes a thermal imager and TV channels, laser range finder and location finder.

The Mi-35M is distinguished by its improved construction. It is equipped with the latest Klimov-produced powerful VK-2500 turboshaft engines, fibreglass main rotor blades, main rotor head with elastomeric joints, a new swashplate and X-type tail rotor. The Mi-35M’s fuselage boasts shortened stub wings and fixed landing gear.

The Mi-35M boasts enhanced flight capabilities, and can be operated at high temperatures and in mountainous terrain. The Mi-35M’s design ensures low noise levels, greater combat resilience, and reduces the workload on maintenance staff.

In addition to its attack capabilities, the Mi-35M can also be used in other operations:

Landing-transporting up to 8 paratroopers, with equipment, in the transport cabin;Transporting military supplies or other cargo weighing up to 1,500 kg internally. The Mi-35M is also fitted with an external sling system, expanding its cargo carrying capacity to 2,400 kg.Medical uses include carrying the sick and injured along with medical personnel.

Mi-24/25/35 helicopters have proved their high levels of operational efficiency over many years in service. The Mi-35M combines this unique experience of combat operation with the latest achievements and developments in helicopter building.

The Mi-35 is operated by the Armed Forces of Russia, Venezuela, Brazil and Azerbaijan.

 

[fatman17]

Mi35M Telly bunny's latest nightmare

 

[fatman17]

Z10 or T129 demo

 

[fatman17]

Army aviation work horse

 

[Dazzler]

Z10 or T129 demo

ATAK

 

[fatman17]

Air Platforms

Pakistan buys initial batch of four Mi-35s

Farhan Bokhari, Islamabad - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

20 August 2015

Pakistan and Russia signed a formal agreement on 19 August for Russia to sell four Mi-35 attack helicopters to the Pakistan Army, the country's main operator of helicopters, in a deal considered a breakthrough between the two countries.

Following Pakistan's initial buy of four aircraft, a significant number of additional Mi-35s will be purchased. (Russian Helicopters)

Neither a price for the contract nor the potential number of additional helicopters to be bought was revealed. However, a senior government official told IHS Jane's that it will be "a significant number", adding that the four Mi-35s covered by the contract will be paid for from funds allocated in Pakistan's budget for its present July-June financial year.

"As we go forward, other purchases [of the Mi-35] will be made from funds allocated in coming financial years," said the official.

Using similar purchase strategy of buying in batches like the Mi17s

 

[araz]

Air Platforms

Pakistan buys initial batch of four Mi-35s

Farhan Bokhari, Islamabad - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

20 August 2015

Pakistan and Russia signed a formal agreement on 19 August for Russia to sell four Mi-35 attack helicopters to the Pakistan Army, the country's main operator of helicopters, in a deal considered a breakthrough between the two countries.

Following Pakistan's initial buy of four aircraft, a significant number of additional Mi-35s will be purchased. (Russian Helicopters)

Neither a price for the contract nor the potential number of additional helicopters to be bought was revealed. However, a senior government official told IHS Jane's that it will be "a significant number", adding that the four Mi-35s covered by the contract will be paid for from funds allocated in Pakistan's budget for its present July-June financial year.

"As we go forward, other purchases [of the Mi-35] will be made from funds allocated in coming financial years," said the official.

Using similar purchase strategy of buying in batches like the Mi17s

According to HKhan of pakdef.info, the Russian source of soft loans disappeared and therefore PAA had to buy the helos of its own pockets. The ywill build up numbers as money becomes available.
Araz

 

[Signalian]

Its ironic.

USSR used them against Mujahideen in 1980's. Now PA will use them against TTP who have roots in mujahideen.
anyways, better late than never.

 

[araz]

Its ironic.

USSR used them against Mujahideen in 1980's. Now PA will use them against TTP who have roots in mujahideen.
anyways, better late than never.

The only problem being the Afghan Mujahideen have disowned the TTP. This is a faction being operated by miscreants with money from vested interests and hence the action from Pak Army.
Ara

 

[fatman17]

Its ironic.

USSR used them against Mujahideen in 1980's. Now PA will use them against TTP who have roots in mujahideen.
anyways, better late than never.

That's life 360* cycle

 

[fatman17]

The full article below.


Pakistan buys initial batch of four Mi-35s

Farhan Bokhari
Islamabad
21/08/2015


Following Pakistan’s initial buy of four aircraft, “a significant number” of additional Mi-35s will be purchased.

Pakistan and Russia signed a formal agreement on 19 August for Russia to sell four Mi-35 attack helicopters to the Pakistan Army, the country’s main operator of helicopters, in a deal considered a breakthrough between the two countries.

Neither a price for the contract nor the potential number of additional helicopters to be bought was revealed. However, a senior government official told IHS Jane’s that it will be “a significant number”, adding that the four Mi-35s covered by the contract will be paid for from funds allocated in Pakistan’s budget for its present July–June financial year.

“As we go forward, other purchases [of the Mi-35] will be made from funds allocated in coming financial years,” said the official. In the past IHS Jane’s has been told by senior Pakistani officials that the country aims to eventually purchase up to 20 Mi-35 platforms.

In April the US Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) announced the upcoming sale of 15 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to the Pakistan Army. However, according to analysts, Pakistan’s continued pursuit of an advanced Russian helicopter reflects anxiety within the country’s defence forces over exclusive reliance on US-provided hardware.

The discomfort goes back to US sanctions under the Pressler amendment, which in 1990 blocked further sales of F-16 fighters to Pakistan. “Helicopters are an essential centrepiece in the kinds of operations being undertaken today by the Pakistan Army. Everyone wants to see a smooth and continued supply of hardware, including helicopters,” Brigadier Farooq Hameed Khan (retd), a former Pakistan Army helicopter pilot and now a prominent commentator on defence and security affairs, told IHS Jane’s.