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I dont think they will go for Chinese on this one. the sea king's have been in service for a very long time and are rock solid reliable. whilst Chinese platforms...... im not sure as i have not seen Chinese choppers but the z-9 are quiet reliable. if they were to replace them i think they would go European. i quiet like the aw101 or the aw189, after all, of the European countries i think Italy has been the friendliest to Pakistan so i think they would go Italian. aw has a lot to offer to Pakistan in terms of replacing their fleet. they can have the aw109/119 to replace the alloutte3's they have and replace some of the older bell 412's with aw-149's too.Why only NH90?
I mean there are quite a few other options too.
Like Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone of Canada, Eurocopter AS532 Cougar, Eurocopter EC725, AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat and the Chinese options .
aw-101
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aw-189
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