The U.S. DoD awarded a $170 million U.S. contract to Bell Helicopters to produce nine AH-1Z Viper dedicated attack helicopters for the Pakistan Army.
Link-17 has given the PAF a network protocol that it can use with a wide range of aerial assets, such as the JF-17 Thunder.
According to several recent news reports, Pakistan is in active talks with Russia for the acquisition of Su-35s and Mi-28NEs
Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman stated that the development of a next-generation fighter is the most difficult challenge on the horizon for the PAF.
Pakistan utilizes numerous data-link networks. The most notable one is the Link-16, a popular American TDL protocol in use by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).
If Pakistan has a shot at building a quantitatively sizable attack helicopter fleet, that shot would rest with the Z-10.
This article will not make a recommendation, but rather, it will offer a few insights into the factors that might influence the Army’s final decision.
Recent sightings of several Z-10 attack helicopters in Islamabad suggest that Pakistan is intending to induct the gunship, if it has not done so already.
On the day that a number of Russian aircraft left Syria, Mi-28NE “Night Hunter” and Ka-52 “Alligator” dedicated attack helicopters entered the country.
Part-three of our series on Pakistan’s C4ISR, specifically in regards to Pakistan’s intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities