UK handovers Sea King helicopters to Pakistan Navy

[Zarvan]

LONDON: The United Kingdom formally handed over Sea King helicopters to Pakistan Navy on Wednesday in a ceremony attended by the Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK Syed Ibne Abbas.

According to details, informed by the Pakistan High Commission; Christopher Bob Richardson represented the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the formal handing over ceremony.

The contract for the purchase of seven helicopters was signed last year. A separate contract was signed with Vector Aerospace for maintenance of the aircraft before being shipped to Pakistan later this year.

The High Commissioner lauded the historic relationship between the Armed Forces of Pakistan and the United Kingdom and the role played by the UK in capacity building of Pakistan Armed Forces both in terms of equipment support and training.

Abbas also thanked the representatives of the UK MoD, Leonardo and M/s Vector Aerospace for their support in making this project a success and hoped that the cooperation between the two Armed Forces would continue to grow in future.


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[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

isolation much!

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Welcomed move between two nations that have similar interest

 

[Cornered Tiger]

Sir @Rashid Mahmood , any particular details about the variant? total number in inventory now?

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

Sir @Rashid Mahmood , any particular details about the variant? total number in inventory now?

These are the Sea King Mk 4 Junglie versions used by Royal Marines.
7 have been acquired by the PN Air Arm, but I guess only half will be flown and the rest will be used for spares.

So to the previous 6, we may add 3/4 making it to 10.

These Mk 4's don't have sponsons, so they will be used only for SAR and trainings purposes and the present lot will be dedicated to ASW/ASV.

They feature improved Carson rotor blades for hot and high operations to cope with the challenging environment, defensive aids and decoys to fend off enemy attack, night vision goggles to allow the crew to fly at all times and in all weather conditions.

Sea King HC4 Commando is a Medium Lift Support Helicopter flown by Royal Navy Air Squadrons (RNAS) of the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF). The Commando can carry up to 27 fully laden troops or 6,000 lbs (2,720 kg) internally. Underslung loads up to 2.5 tonnes, such as Land Rovers or L118 105mm howitzers can be carried attached to an external cargo hook.

The cockpits of Sea King HC.4s are compatible with Night Vision Goggles (NVGs).

The CHF's fleet of HC.4s were upgraded in late 2007 with a new set of composite main rotor blades and a new set of 5-bladed tail rotors which enable the helicopter to operate in the mountains of Afghanistan. The upgraded aircraft was designate Sea King HC.4+.

 

[Safriz]

This is old junk UK is dumping on Pakistan, because scrapping these dinosaurs will cost them money

 

[Khanate]

This is old junk UK is dumping on Pakistan, because scrapping these dinosaurs will cost them money

Its the though that counts.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Well hopefully our engineers can keep the machines airworthy , however , we should look into a more robust purchasing scheme for Sea Kings (new ones)

 

[Cornered Tiger]

These are the Sea King Mk 4 Junglie versions used by Royal Marines.
7 have been acquired by the PN Air Arm, but I guess only half will be flown and the rest will be used for spares.

So to the previous 6, we may add 3/4 making it to 10.

These Mk 4's don't have sponsons, so they will be used only for SAR and trainings purposes and the present lot will be dedicated to ASW/ASV.

They feature improved Carson rotor blades for hot and high operations to cope with the challenging environment, defensive aids and decoys to fend off enemy attack, night vision goggles to allow the crew to fly at all times and in all weather conditions.

Sea King HC4 Commando is a Medium Lift Support Helicopter flown by Royal Navy Air Squadrons (RNAS) of the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF). The Commando can carry up to 27 fully laden troops or 6,000 lbs (2,720 kg) internally. Underslung loads up to 2.5 tonnes, such as Land Rovers or L118 105mm howitzers can be carried attached to an external cargo hook.

The cockpits of Sea King HC.4s are compatible with Night Vision Goggles (NVGs).

The CHF's fleet of HC.4s were upgraded in late 2007 with a new set of composite main rotor blades and a new set of 5-bladed tail rotors which enable the helicopter to operate in the mountains of Afghanistan. The upgraded aircraft was designate Sea King HC.4+.

Thank you soo much Sir, for the detailed answer.

 

[Blue Marlin]

These are the Sea King Mk 4 Junglie versions used by Royal Marines.
7 have been acquired by the PN Air Arm, but I guess only half will be flown and the rest will be used for spares.

So to the previous 6, we may add 3/4 making it to 10.

These Mk 4's don't have sponsons, so they will be used only for SAR and trainings purposes and the present lot will be dedicated to ASW/ASV.

They feature improved Carson rotor blades for hot and high operations to cope with the challenging environment, defensive aids and decoys to fend off enemy attack, night vision goggles to allow the crew to fly at all times and in all weather conditions.

Sea King HC4 Commando is a Medium Lift Support Helicopter flown by Royal Navy Air Squadrons (RNAS) of the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF). The Commando can carry up to 27 fully laden troops or 6,000 lbs (2,720 kg) internally. Underslung loads up to 2.5 tonnes, such as Land Rovers or L118 105mm howitzers can be carried attached to an external cargo hook.

The cockpits of Sea King HC.4s are compatible with Night Vision Goggles (NVGs).

The CHF's fleet of HC.4s were upgraded in late 2007 with a new set of composite main rotor blades and a new set of 5-bladed tail rotors which enable the helicopter to operate in the mountains of Afghanistan. The upgraded aircraft was designate Sea King HC.4+.

what do to these chopper have that the current pakistani sea kings dont ? were they purchased or donated?
i recall you were saying before the current 6 are being used extensively and the z9's are reducing the work load.
i guess these are the choppers you mentioned quiet a while back.

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

what do to these chopper have that the current pakistani sea kings dont ? were they purchased or donated?
i recall you were saying before the current 6 are being used extensively and the z9's are reducing the work load.
i guess these are the choppers you mentioned quiet a while back.

These Mk 4s will be used for SAR and training missions only.
I am not sure how many, depends on their airframe hours and condition. Some of them will be cannibalized for spares for the remaining.
They were purchased pretty cheap.
The current Mk45s, PN has are ASW/ASV birds and will be only used in specialised roles.

 

[Rank]

apnay liye brand new chezain aur mulk kay defah kiliye porana porana maal...

 

[nana41]

LONDON: The United Kingdom formally handed over Sea King helicopters to Pakistan Navy on Wednesday in a ceremony attended by the Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK Syed Ibne Abbas.

According to details, informed by the Pakistan High Commission; Christopher Bob Richardson represented the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the formal handing over ceremony.

The contract for the purchase of seven helicopters was signed last year. A separate contract was signed with Vector Aerospace for maintenance of the aircraft before being shipped to Pakistan later this year.

The High Commissioner lauded the historic relationship between the Armed Forces of Pakistan and the United Kingdom and the role played by the UK in capacity building of Pakistan Armed Forces both in terms of equipment support and training.

Abbas also thanked the representatives of the UK MoD, Leonardo and M/s Vector Aerospace for their support in making this project a success and hoped that the cooperation between the two Armed Forces would continue to grow in future.


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These are nearly 40 years old and obsolete technology helicopters,being faced out from British Navy.Nothing to be so cheerful about or is there?

 

[Imran Khan]

some thing better then nothing

 

[Rocky rock]

All the Helo's Pak Navy using,