Editor’s Note (28 October 2026): According to a corporate timeline display shared on Weibo, the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) signed a contract with Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) on 11 July for 30 Z-10ME attack helicopters, plus associated products and services. The display calls the deal the first unit-scale export of a Chinese main attack helicopter. Quwa has not independently verified the display.
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The Pakistan Army Aviation Corps (PAA) has officially inducted the Z-10ME-02 attack helicopter, finally turning a page on the PAA’s decade-plus long effort to start replacing its legacy Bell AH-1F/S Cobras.
Following weeks of observer reports, confirmation of the deliveries occurred through several disclosed videos and photos shared on the social media platform X. The PAA formally inducted the helicopters in a ceremony conducted on 02 August at Multan Army Aviation Base.
The Pakistan Army (PA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, presided over the induction ceremony and observed the Z-10ME02 in live firing drills at the Muzaffargargh Ranges.
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