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I doubt it. more MI17s and Cobra AH1Zs in my opinion. There are issues with WZ10 and the Turkish T129 may have issues with 3rd party NOCs.What does the future hold for SA330 in Pakistani service? Is there scope to transition to the H125 and consider Rooivalk alongside it?
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I have got a question what if instead of getting AH -1z viper for a almost 1 billion dollar why Pakistan army didn't go for South African roovialk ...it could have been a similar project like jf17 start from basic and keep upgrading ....why spend 1 billon dollar on usa helicopters which you can't even upgrade now specially With India getting apache ...plus all three services could have added puma helicopters by combining both helicopters for full or partial TOT as a package from South Africa too saving money...
There is no where documented that its coming as FMF. Can you share the link/source for it. As far as general news reports it seems we are paying every centWell it's coming under foreign sale assistance, and we are not paying a lot towards the payment. So, not a bad idea. Secondly American got best technology nd by getting ur hands on them, lessons can be integrated in projects with China. So, I guess getting these make sense. 1 billion is total cost of Helios, 1000 hell fire, spares, training nd technical support. Yes they are not reliable but still we will get good technology. South African Helios can't be compare.
Procuring the Rooivalk, H215m and H225m wouldn't be a bad idea, but for it to work, a few major things will need to line up. Basically, Pakistan needs Airbus Helicopters' to not only approve of the Puma's engines and dynamic components (e.g. main rotor, tail rotor, gearbox, etc) for the Rooivalk, but also transfer the technology the engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and dynamic components.
I believe if Pakistan gets the ability to have engine MRO and to locally manufacture the dynamic components, it would have very little trouble in locally supporting the Rooivalk, Super Puma and Caracal.
That aside, the deep commonality (engine and dynamic components) between the Rooivalk, H125m (Super Puma) and H225m (Caracal) would be a major benefit. The Rooivalk can be used as a heavyweight attack helicopter to support our armour; the Super Puma can serve as a mainstay medium-lift utility helicopter; and the Caracal can serve as a naval warfare and heavy-medium utility helicopter.
Procuring the Rooivalk, H215m and H225m wouldn't be a bad idea, but for it to work, a few major things will need to line up. Basically, Pakistan needs Airbus Helicopters' to not only approve of the Puma's engines and dynamic components (e.g. main rotor, tail rotor, gearbox, etc) for the Rooivalk, but also transfer the technology the engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and dynamic components.
I believe if Pakistan gets the ability to have engine MRO and to locally manufacture the dynamic components, it would have very little trouble in locally supporting the Rooivalk, Super Puma and Caracal.
That aside, the deep commonality (engine and dynamic components) between the Rooivalk, H125m (Super Puma) and H225m (Caracal) would be a major benefit. The Rooivalk can be used as a heavyweight attack helicopter to support our armour; the Super Puma can serve as a mainstay medium-lift utility helicopter; and the Caracal can serve as a naval warfare and heavy-medium utility helicopter.
Technically yes, any Airbus Helicopters licensed manufacturer could be given a production contract. However, if Pakistan slots in plans for 100+ H215m and H225m helicopters, it might want Airbus Helicopters to provide rights and technology for MRO, assembly, and parts manufacturing (especially dynamic components) to PAC.You recently posted articles reference Embraer transport aircraft and I believe Brazil are producing Pumas under licence.
Could a South African/Brazilian option be looked into?
Respectfully Sir do you think rooivalk will be a lot better option then Turkish or Chinese as pak army aviation department is familiar with the enginesTechnically yes, any Airbus Helicopters licensed manufacturer could be given a production contract. However, if Pakistan slots in plans for 100+ H215m and H225m helicopters, it might want Airbus Helicopters to provide rights and technology for MRO, assembly, and parts manufacturing (especially dynamic components) to PAC.
Ultimately, airframe parts from South Africa (Rooivalk), Romania (Super Puma), Brazil (Cougar/Caracal), France (Cougar/Caracal) would be paired with those made in Pakistan.
But Pakistan will need to take it up with Airbus Helicopters first and foremost. Fortunately (for that idea), Pakistan is an Airbus Helicopters buyer, and the company even has a contact office in Pakistan.
The Rooivalk is a heavier platform, it can carry more ATGM than either T-129 or Z-10. The T-129 is apparently optimized or great in hot-and-high conditions, which could be good for operations in the Northern Areas. The Z-10 is from China, and supply assurances are valuable. It is up to the Pakistan Army to pick the one with the best balance of performance, cost, availability and support to the local defence industry.Respectfully Sir do you think rooivalk will be a lot better option then Turkish or Chinese as pak army aviation department is familiar with the engines
The Rooivalk Mk2 will get updated avionics, countermeasures and EO/IR sensor.The Chinese / Turkish platforms are more modern as these were recently manufactured. Latest Tech inside
The South African gunship I would imagine would be a bit step or two behind technologically
From performance prespective I expect all 3 platforms to be relatively close
Does the South African Gunship lacks advance features Digital Cockpit and Targeting system
I imagine that since it is a older platform it would have more traditional analog based systems and traditional target and shoot mechanism