Pakistan's newest helicopters:Swiss Alouette III

[John Doe]

Flooding In

The Pakistani military is set to receive ten Alouette III helos the Swiss government is retiring.

Pakistan has expressed its interest in the helos for some time; the Swiss government has now decided to accede to the request given the flooding in Pakistan and the need for helicopters for search and rescue operations. Bern is donating the assets.

The decision by the Swiss parliament taken this week adds seven Alouette IIIs to a commitment made in August to provide three surplus rotorcraft to Pakistan. Switzerland has bought Eurocopter EC635s, freeing up the Alouettes for disposal.

Transfer of the first of the helos is planned this month, the Swiss government says.

 

[Imran Khan]

nice junkyard damn they cant use some thing new.

 

[John Doe]

nice junkyard damn they cant use some thing new.

No, no,Imran bhai its a very good helicopter. Just check out the relevant Wikipedia page:
Aérospatiale Alouette III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[SivHp]

No, no,Imran bhai its a very good helicopter. Just check out the relevant Wikipedia page:
Aérospatiale Alouette III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

its free noe & its not for combat op's & with Pakistans increased need for heli in flood relief op's it must be welcomed..

 

[Imran Khan]

yes bro it was good now a days its good for instal it center of a park and babes paly with it. in 2010 geting 50s holes is like buying utter junk from oldest junkyard of city.damn what they do with this ? dont say fly.

 

[Luftwaffe]

I would rather go for Z-11

 

[SivHp]

yes bro it was good now a days its good for instal it center of a park and babes paly with it. in 2010 geting 50s holes is like buying utter junk from oldest junkyard of city.damn what they do with this ? dont say fly.

ditch it then after flood relief op's or install it as u said or leave it on our border and run like hell

 

[Patriot]

It's for relief efforts so whats the proble...These Choopers should be given to National Disaster Management Authority.

 

[Tuahaa]

Naah Pakistani Army is the main relief effort in the floods, so I think it is best to give to the army.

 

[HAIDER]

No, no,Imran bhai its a very good helicopter. Just check out the relevant Wikipedia page:
Aérospatiale Alouette III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think India assemble this helo and plus biggest user.What's crash and breakdown record of this helo ?


Swiss Alouette_III

 

[SQ8]

Considering we have been operating Allouette's for the past 40 or so years..
Its actually a good bargain.. if nothing else they can be cannibalized for spare parts.

 

[HAIDER]

It's for relief efforts so whats the proble...These Choopers should be given to National Disaster Management Authority.

Its operate by Pak Army anyway. Head is Gen Nadeem, if i am not wrong.

 

[BATMAN]

CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Lt. Gen. (R ) Nadeem Ahmed, HI (M), SE, T Bt

Lt. Gen. (R) Nadeem Ahmed was appointed as Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), on 12th May, 2010.

Before joining the NDMA, he was Commander 1 Corps, Mangla where he efficiently and successfully completed the 2 - year command period of this Strike Corps.

Earlier, in 2006 he held the post of Deputy Chairman, Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), where he undertook the complete spectrum of disaster management. The General strategised, implemented and supervised the entire early recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts till May 2008.

After the October 2005 Earthquake, he was appointed the Chief Military Coordinator in the Federal Relief Commission (FRC) and articulated the entire relief/rescue operations. He also served as Director General of the Anti Narcotics Force (DG ANF) from 2003 to 2005. He is an Infantry Officer who was commissioned in 1971 and served at various Regimental/Formation level command and staff assignments.

Lt. Gen. (R ) Nadeem Ahmed is a graduate of Command and Staff College, Quetta and College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Besides this, he also holds two Master Degrees in War Studies and Strategic Studies from the National Defence University, Islamabad and the US Army War College.

He is the recipient of the National Awards; Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-e-Eesar, Tamgha-e-Basalat, Shah-Hamdan Gold Medal by the Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the UN Habitat Scroll of Honour.

 

[FreekiN]

looks like a light rescue helicopter.

doesnt seem very good for transporting goods though

 

[TOPGUN]

It's good news ... we need this now more then ever .