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Alouette III
Alouette III
The Alouette III has been in service with the Pakistani armed forces since late 1960s in all branches performing a wide field of tasks , I will be discussing it's replacement in reference to the army. The Alouette III through out it's use in the army has had 3 major roles
* Reconnaissance
* Search and rescue
* Trainer
It has performed both these roles in the army ever since it was inducted in the late 1960s all the way to 2000 , after which it slowly got phased out of service on the army ( Except Siachen glacier ) where it is still used for search and rescue role by army medical corps . All the others which were phased out from the army were transferred to the frontier corps paramilitary unit which now use it for search and rescue role. Now the army has inducted and are inducting more of it's replacements in larger numbers in form of two sperate helicopters each if which will perform a specialized role.
1: H125M Fennec
* Used for Recon/Light attack
* Total 40 ( +13 More on order )
2: AgustaWestland AW139
* Used for Search and Rescue
* Total 5 ( +5 More or order )
3: Enstrom 280FX
* Used for Trainer purposes
* Total 4 ( +15 more on order )
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H125M Fennec
H125M Fennec
The H125M Fennec is a single engine lightweight, multipurpose helicopter which can be fitted with coaxial weapons, rockets, torpedoes and various other munitions. As for the ones in Pakistan army they are equipped with FLIR (Forward looking Infrared) on top for reconnaissance role and 2 types of munitions on it's two hard points can be either 12.7 mm machine gun pods or rockets for ground attack role.
In the Pakistan army these helicopters perform the reconnaissance role as well as a light attack role . Because of their good speed and agility they are the aircraft of choice to replace the Alouette III and take over the recon role in the army aviation corps.
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AgustaWestland AW139
AgustaWestland AW139
The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium-sized twin engined helicopter developed to be a good multirole aircraft and perform several different roles such as VIP transport, offshore transport, fire fighting, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency medical service, disaster relief, and maritime patrol.
In the Pakistan army it's primary role is search and rescue as it replaces the Alouette III which were previously used for that purpose. It is equipped with latest imaging and scanning equipment to help it quickly locate the objects being searched making it reliable in a search and rescue operation or fire fighting. It can also be used for other utility purposes if needed.
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Enstrom 280FX
Enstrom 280FX
The Enstrom 280FX is a small, light piston-engined , two seated helicopter trainer variant designed to be used as a trainer for military aviation pilots. It is derived from civilian variants but what makes it's different is that it comes with simulation equipment. In the Pakistan army it's used as a simple trainer helicopter for Pakistan aviation corps pilots.
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Alouette III
The Alouette III has been in service with the Pakistani armed forces since late 1960s in all branches performing a wide field of tasks , I will be discussing it's replacement in reference to the army. The Alouette III through out it's use in the army has had 3 major roles
* Reconnaissance
* Search and rescue
* Trainer
It has performed both these roles in the army ever since it was inducted in the late 1960s all the way to 2000 , after which it slowly got phased out of service on the army ( Except Siachen glacier ) where it is still used for search and rescue role by army medical corps . All the others which were phased out from the army were transferred to the frontier corps paramilitary unit which now use it for search and rescue role. Now the army has inducted and are inducting more of it's replacements in larger numbers in form of two sperate helicopters each if which will perform a specialized role.
1: H125M Fennec
* Used for Recon/Light attack
* Total 40 ( +13 More on order )
2: AgustaWestland AW139
* Used for Search and Rescue
* Total 5 ( +5 More or order )
3: Enstrom 280FX
* Used for Trainer purposes
* Total 4 ( +15 more on order )
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H125M Fennec
H125M Fennec
The H125M Fennec is a single engine lightweight, multipurpose helicopter which can be fitted with coaxial weapons, rockets, torpedoes and various other munitions. As for the ones in Pakistan army they are equipped with FLIR (Forward looking Infrared) on top for reconnaissance role and 2 types of munitions on it's two hard points can be either 12.7 mm machine gun pods or rockets for ground attack role.
In the Pakistan army these helicopters perform the reconnaissance role as well as a light attack role . Because of their good speed and agility they are the aircraft of choice to replace the Alouette III and take over the recon role in the army aviation corps.
_______________________________________
AgustaWestland AW139
AgustaWestland AW139
The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium-sized twin engined helicopter developed to be a good multirole aircraft and perform several different roles such as VIP transport, offshore transport, fire fighting, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency medical service, disaster relief, and maritime patrol.
In the Pakistan army it's primary role is search and rescue as it replaces the Alouette III which were previously used for that purpose. It is equipped with latest imaging and scanning equipment to help it quickly locate the objects being searched making it reliable in a search and rescue operation or fire fighting. It can also be used for other utility purposes if needed.
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Enstrom 280FX
Enstrom 280FX
The Enstrom 280FX is a small, light piston-engined , two seated helicopter trainer variant designed to be used as a trainer for military aviation pilots. It is derived from civilian variants but what makes it's different is that it comes with simulation equipment. In the Pakistan army it's used as a simple trainer helicopter for Pakistan aviation corps pilots.
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