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Russia completed the delivery of four Mi-35 combat helicopters to Pakistan

Pakistan Receives 4 Advanced Attack Helicopters From Russia
The Mi-35M gunships will replace part of Pakistan’s aging attack helicopter fleet.

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By Franz-Stefan Gady
August 29, 2017

The Pakistan Army Aviation Corps (PAAC) took delivery of four Russian-made Mi-35M attack helicopters, Pakistan’s Defense Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) confirmed in a statement issued at this year’s International Military-Technical Forum (Army 2017), which took place August 22-27 in Moscow, according to local media reports.

“The contract was signed, we received all four cars [Mi-35Ms] and now we get new equipment,” DEPOs Brigadier General Waheed Mumtaz told reporters in Moscow. PAAC are now getting acquainted with the new equipment. Based on the gunships’ performance a follow-up order for additional helicopters is under consideration, Mumtaz said. The general also noted that other Pakistani orders of Russian military equipment might take place depending on the Pakistani military’s experience with the helicopters.

Russia officially lifted an arms embargo against Pakistan, in place since the Soviet-Afghan War, in June 2014.

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Pakistan and Russia agreed to the $153 million helicopter deal during then-Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif’s visit to Russia in June 2016. A preliminary contract was concluded at the Pakistan Army General Headquarters in Rawalpindi in August 2015. Pakistan military sources indicate that PAAC could purchase a total of 20 Mi-35 helicopters in the coming years. “Given the cost of building the necessary Mi-35M logistics and maintenance infrastructure, expanding the fleet beyond four aircraft would financially be a sound decision for the Pakistani military,” I explained in December 2016. The Mi-25M is a formidable weapons platform, as I noted elsewhere (See: “Confirmed: Pakistan Is Buying New Attack Helicopters From Russia”):

The Mi-35M attack helicopter, the export version of the Mi-24 gunship, was developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has been produced in Russia since 2005. Next to serving in the Russian military, the aircraft has been exported to Azerbaijan, Brazil, Iraq, and Venezuela.

The company website of Russian Helicopters notes that the Mi-35 is particularly suited for mountainous terrain and can be deployed “round the clock” in adverse weather conditions. The website notes that the helicopter offers “combat use of guided and unguided weapons in regular and challenging climate conditions” and is “operational for attack flights at altitudes of 10-25 m daytime and 50 m at night over land or water.”

The helicopter can be deployed for a host of different missions, including transporting up to eight paratroopers and carrying military supplies weighing up to 1,500 kg internally and 2,400 kg externally.

It is unknown in what configuration the helicopters were delivered. The gunship is fitted with a mounted twin-barrel GSh-23V 23 millimeter cannon, and can also carry 80 and 120 millimeter rockets, as well as anti-tank guided missiles. The Pakistan Army is specifically looking to enhance its close-air support capability for counter-insurgency operations as well as anti-tank warfare.
 
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Pakistan considers expanding Mi-35 contract with Russia: Military Official
KARACHI: Pakistan is considering the expanding of the contract on the delivery of the Mil Mi-35 helicopters from Russia, a high-ranking military official in Pakistan told Sputnik.

The Mi-35 is a modern multipurpose attack helicopter, equipped with the latest navigation and avionics technology, capable of operating in high temperatures and in mountainous terrain. It can also be used for medical and transportation purposes. Moscow and Islamabad concluded a contract on the delivery of 4 such helicopters in August 2015.
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Pakistan may consider purchase of different types of Russia’s military equipment including its advanced S-400 air defense systems, a high-ranking military official in Pakistan said.

The S-400 Triumf is Russia’s next-generation air defense system, carrying three different types of missiles capable of destroying aerial targets at a short-to-extremely-long range. The weapon is capable of tracking and destroying all existing aerial targets, including ballistics and cruise missiles. By now, the contract on systems’ delivery has been finalized only with China. Islamabad has no plans to purchase Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets at the moment, a high-ranking military official stated.

The Su-35 is a 4++ generation aircraft employing technologies of the fifth generation, designed by the Sukhoi Aviation Holding Company, which belongs to the United Aircraft Corporation. The fighter jet (NATO reporting name Flanker-E) is an upgraded version of the Su-27 multirole fighter. It was first introduced to a foreign audience at the 2013 Paris Air Show.

In September 2016, Shahab Qadir Khan, deputy director of export promotion services in the Pakistani Defense Export Promotion Organization, told Sputnik that Pakistan was negotiating a deal on Su-35 and Su-37 jets with Russia.

http://paffalcons.com/paf_falcon/20...mi-35-contract-with-russia-military-official/


Not sure how seriously this should be taken with all the mention of S400, Su and what not, Still, i think more Mi35 will make perfect sense and will serve us very well.
 
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Pakistan considers expanding Mi-35 contract with Russia: Military Official
KARACHI: Pakistan is considering the expanding of the contract on the delivery of the Mil Mi-35 helicopters from Russia, a high-ranking military official in Pakistan told Sputnik.

The Mi-35 is a modern multipurpose attack helicopter, equipped with the latest navigation and avionics technology, capable of operating in high temperatures and in mountainous terrain. It can also be used for medical and transportation purposes. Moscow and Islamabad concluded a contract on the delivery of 4 such helicopters in August 2015.
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Pakistan may consider purchase of different types of Russia’s military equipment including its advanced S-400 air defense systems, a high-ranking military official in Pakistan said.

The S-400 Triumf is Russia’s next-generation air defense system, carrying three different types of missiles capable of destroying aerial targets at a short-to-extremely-long range. The weapon is capable of tracking and destroying all existing aerial targets, including ballistics and cruise missiles. By now, the contract on systems’ delivery has been finalized only with China. Islamabad has no plans to purchase Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets at the moment, a high-ranking military official stated.

The Su-35 is a 4++ generation aircraft employing technologies of the fifth generation, designed by the Sukhoi Aviation Holding Company, which belongs to the United Aircraft Corporation. The fighter jet (NATO reporting name Flanker-E) is an upgraded version of the Su-27 multirole fighter. It was first introduced to a foreign audience at the 2013 Paris Air Show.

In September 2016, Shahab Qadir Khan, deputy director of export promotion services in the Pakistani Defense Export Promotion Organization, told Sputnik that Pakistan was negotiating a deal on Su-35 and Su-37 jets with Russia.

http://paffalcons.com/paf_falcon/20...mi-35-contract-with-russia-military-official/


Not sure how seriously this should be taken with all the mention of S400, Su and what not, Still, i think more Mi35 will make perfect sense and will serve us very well.

Russia seem to be dangling the su-35
 
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S400 is doubtful at best. The Indians will have a fit if there is even mention of this; and the Russians will not risk upsetting them - not right now at least.
 
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They are but not with the systems that Pakistan wants. Like the US, Russia is downgrading its equipment it sells to India to appease India.

It is not to please India. They care about Pakistani proliferation to China.
 
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It's probably a bit of both.

I see Russians playing a game where if India buys the platform Pakistan does not get it
If India rejects the platform in favor of Western platform Pakistan can get it. That would rule out the S-400 and Su-57. The Mi-35 and Su-35 would be available.
 
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S400 is doubtful at best. The Indians will have a fit if there is even mention of this; and the Russians will not risk upsetting them - not right now at least.
Bring money and take as many s400 you want. That's the rule of the world.

It is not to please India. They care about Pakistani proliferation to China.
China was already buying s400 from them.
 
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153 million for four helos I think it may also include spares training weapons plus perhaps rebuild facility upgrade mi-171 and mi-24/35 share commonality in engine etc and paa and paf have now rebuild facility for mi-171 so may be they added mi-35 as well and more to come ?? Guessing ??
 
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Not only Mi35 but also ''some thing'' else from some one else is delivered to Pakistan.
Hint: :usflag:
I already know that but we were not supposed to break the news
 
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