First Pakistani Army Viper Attack Helicopter Spotted

[HRK]

Viper AH1Z new Cobras are not yet coming because of the shortage of funds and the lack of final payments by GHQ. News is that the said 15 units for Pakistan may be given to Jordon instead.

rather to order all 15 as per approval Pakistan chose to opt 12 units only, there is no new for rest of 3 AH-1Z ... so I think they tried to mitigate the shortage of fund by ordering less numbers of Zulu helicopters

 

[Signalian]

Conflicting reports.
3 in Pakistan.
Total 12 or 15 and eventually 24.

 

[GriffinsRule]

Conflicting reports.
3 in Pakistan.
Total 12 or 15 and eventually 24.

What reports? None in Pakistan. 3 handed over to Pakistan last Aug/Sept but still in the US. Only 12 ordered out of the 15 that were approved.

 

[Signalian]

What reports?

Pakistan Army Aviation circles.

 

[HAIDER]

US approves AH-1Z attack helicopter sale to Bahrain

• 01 May, 2018
• SOURCE: FlightGlobal.com
• BY: Dominic Perry
• London

The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters to Bahrain.

Worth an estimated $911 million, including training and support services, the deal is being concluded under the Foreign Military Sales process.

Munitions including Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II guided rockets are also listed in the approval notice.

If concluded, the deal would mark only the second export sale of the AH-1Z Viper, with Pakistan having committed to acquire 12 examples.

Bell had previously hinted that Manama was a likely customer for the Viper, pointing to its existing fleet of 22 older-model AH-1s.