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

[Jinn Baba]

This one was seen on a pre-delivery tesflight in August in Russia. It is not for Mali; they have a slightly different scheme. So who knows....
I would figure that dark green is more logical (like the AH-1F / AH-1Z).
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It has Russian flag so probably for own military. Every pre-delivery pic I've seen for equipment to Pak has Pak flag and name on it.

Russia completed the delivery of four Mi-35 combat helicopters to Pakistan
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Kubinka (Moscow region), August 25 - RIA Novosti. Russia completed the contract to supply Pakistan with four Mi-35 combat helicopters, Brigadier General Vahid Mumtaz, spokesman for the Defense Export Promotion Organization of Pakistan, told RIA Novosti on Friday at the Army-2017 forum.




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The contract for the supply of four Mi-35 helicopters was signed in 2015.


"The contract was signed, we received all four and now we get new equipment," Mumtaz said, answering the journalist's question.



The interlocutor of the agency noted that at present the Pakistani pilots are getting acquainted with the Russian equipment, following the results of operation, a decision can be made not only about the purchase of Russian helicopters, but also the whole range of military equipment: armored, aviation and naval

No protest from India this time!? Have they accepted future pak-russia military cooperation as a reality that they can't change?

 

[New World]

Big win for Pakistan.

Clear signal which way the Russian winds are blowing.

Russia has decided to support Pakistan at the expense of its relations with India.

This is a watershed moment.

let me re-write your words.

Big win for USA

Clear signal which way the Indian winds are blowing.

India has decided to support USA at the expense of its relation with Russia.

This is a watershed moment.


remember LEMOA and BECA, and games in Afghanistan?

 

[YeBeWarned]

Still no picture

 

[Gryphon]

AirForces Monthly - October 2017 #355
Page: 27

 

[khanasifm]

October issues also has an article on Nigerian af ?? Anything new ?

 

[SecularNationalist]

Did we buy first hand or second hand?
And how much we paid?

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Diplomatic winds are changing directions.Many other new things are going to happen as well.Its time to say Uncle Sam a good bye.

 

[Sulman Badshah]

Did we buy first hand or second hand?
And how much we paid?


Diplomatic winds are changing directions.Many other new things are going to happen as well.Its time to say Uncle Sam a good bye.

153 Million USD for 4 helicopters

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

The sonner we have 40-150 Gunship the easier it would be for Troops to call for support in hot zones

The idea of doing ground combat on same technological level Troop vs Troop is disadvantagous considering we have resources of a nation behind us.

And same idea goes behind Not having proper armored vehicles for Rangers/Military
where troops are moving in lightly armed open top Civilian pickups


Modernization Requirement

Support Units for Hotzones along border for fast response
Should be stationed 4 km from Troops in hot zone for rapid action

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

where are the damn pictures ?

 

[ghauri05]

The sonner we have 40-150 Gunship the easier it would be for Troops to call for support in hot zones

The idea of doing ground combat on same technological level Troop vs Troop is disadvantagous considering we have resources of a nation behind us.

And same idea goes behind Not having proper armored vehicles for Rangers/Military
where troops are moving in lightly armed open top Civilian pickups


Modernization Requirement

Support Units for Hotzones along border for fast response
Should be stationed 4 km from Troops in hot zone for rapid action

how many helicopters pak has as of now...both attack n transport???
n mow many is the requirement of pakistan?

 

[SecularNationalist]

153 Million USD for 4 helicopters

Expensive

 

[Path-Finder]

The sonner we have 40-150 Gunship the easier it would be for Troops to call for support in hot zones

The idea of doing ground combat on same technological level Troop vs Troop is disadvantagous considering we have resources of a nation behind us.

And same idea goes behind Not having proper armored vehicles for Rangers/Military
where troops are moving in lightly armed open top Civilian pickups


Modernization Requirement

Support Units for Hotzones along border for fast response
Should be stationed 4 km from Troops in hot zone for rapid action

Marauder is better in my opinion!

Or Mbombe.

 

[BHarwana]

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.

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.




https://thediplomat.com/2017/08/pakistan-receives-4-advanced-attack-helicopters-from-russia/
Any one knows about the configuration of these helos?

 

[BHarwana]

I cannot find any images of these helicopters in Pakistani colors.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

I first saw these on BBC news when I was a young man pummeling the mujihadeen in early 1980s. All these decades later they are still flying. Even more surprise to see Pak buying them. Irony of ironies ...