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Well could be the $31mil price tag in wikipedia wrong?Hi, Would love to know how you calculated the number 40mn ? what accounting method was used ?
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Well could be the $31mil price tag in wikipedia wrong?Hi, Would love to know how you calculated the number 40mn ? what accounting method was used ?
huh?
It could be that Pakistan has already purchased a large number of these recently.why there are no sidewinders on the list ?Any one can tell me whether Aim 9X has been tested on these vipers?
Different manufacturers, different avionics, different weapons, different counter-measures.What is difference b/w Z-10 and T-129 ?
Different manufacturers, different avionics, different weapons, different counter-measures.
Just because they fill the same role, you assumed operating one will help you learn about the other?
If you were to say operating AH-1 will help you operate AH-64, i could believe you.
that's a great news for pakistan .................. Pakistan is busy these days purchasing some good weapons ..
Let's look at South Korea's decision
On 21 September 2012, the U.S. Congress was notified of the possible purchase of 36 AH-1Z Vipers by South Korea. The request included 84 engines (72 installed and 12 spares), 288 AGM-114K3 Hellfire missiles, 72 AIM-9M-8 Sidewinder missiles, integrated missiles launchers, targeting systems, and radar jammers.
The order would be worth $2.6 billion. The Viper was competing against the Boeing AH-64 Apache and theTAI/AgustaWestland T-129 for the order; a decision was expected by the end of 2012.
In April 2013, South Korea announced they had selected the AH-64E Apache.
By
DOUG CAMERON
April 6, 2015 6:12 p.m. ET
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The State Department has approved Pakistan’s request to buy almost $1 billion in U.S.-made attack helicopters, missiles and other equipment aimed at fighting insurgents in the country’s mountainous north and west regions.
U.S. defense companies are engaged in a three-way tussle with Russia and China to sell weapons to Pakistan, complicated by the need to avoid upsetting neighbor India and its even larger arms’ import market.
The Pentagon said Monday that Pakistan had requested 15 AH-1Z Viper helicopters made by the Bell arm of Textron Inc., as well as 1,000 Hellfire missiles produced by Lockheed Martin Corp. and a host of other communications and training equipment with a total value of $952 million, according to a notification to Congress, which needs to approve any sale.
Any deal would be structured as a foreign military sale between the two governments.
“This proposed sale of helicopters and weapon systems will provide Pakistan with military capabilities in support of its counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in South Asia,” said the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which oversees U.S. military exports.
Write to Doug Cameron at doug.cameron@wsj.com
State Dept. Approves Pakistan Arms Request - WSJ
Different manufacturers, different avionics, different weapons, different counter-measures.
Just because they fill the same role, you assumed operating one will help you learn about the other?
If you were to say operating AH-1 will help you operate AH-64, i could believe you.
What is difference b/w Z-10 and T-129 training and operating wise ?
Just as Zulu would be absorbed easily due to AH-1 providing base. Similarly Z-10 is providing base
As an active operator country of AH-1W Cobras, Turkish Army demands an attack helicopter which is going to be comparable with W+ copter and It is T129 Atak borned based on Mangusta. Before went to T129 Atak development, It was AH-1Z King Cobra choosed to order 145 but Cause of USA difficult policies not to give permission to integrate Turkish mission computer and weapon systems, The tender cancelled. AH-1Z is a great machine without any doubt. If Turkish Army satisfied the capabilities of W Cobra, Z will be more than enough to be used all type of war environments.
Hi,Well could be the $31mil price tag in wikipedia wrong?
Well this is what I found From WikiHi,
possibly, beacuse the price of what ? a unit cost or a complete life cycle cost and then wikipedias own credibility where you can alter the information.
so i wouldn't place my bets on this particular source