US approves sale of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles to Pakistan
The United States State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan for 15 AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters and 1000 AGM-114R Hellfire II Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $952 million, the DSCA announced yesterday, April 6.
Bell Helicopter AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter
The Government of Pakistan has requested a possible sale of 15 AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters, 32 T-700 GE 401C Engines (30 installed and 2 spares), 1000 AGM-114 R Hellfire II Missiles in containers, 36 H-1 Technical Refresh Mission computers, 17 AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems, 30 629F-23 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency Communication Systems, 19 H-764 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems, 32 Helmet Mounted Display/Optimized Top Owl, 17 APX-117A Identification Friend or Foe, 17 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems, 17 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Sets, 18 AN/APR-39C(V)2 Radar Warning Receivers, 15 Joint Mission Planning Systems, and 17 M197 20mm Gun Systems. Also included are system integration and testing, software development and integration, aircraft ferry, support equipment, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated cost is $952 million.
This proposed sale of helicopters and weapon systems will provide Pakistan with military capabilities in support of its counterterrorism and counter-insurgency operations in South Asia. By acquiring this capability, Pakistan will enhance its ability to conduct operations in North Waziristan Agency (NWA), the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and other remote and mountainous areas in all-weather, day-and-night environments.
The principal contractors will be Bell Helicopter, Textron in Fort Worth, Texas; General Electric in Lynn, Massachusetts; The Boeing Company in Huntsville, Alabama; and Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, Maryland
اعلنت وزارة الخارجيه الامريكيه انها وافقت على عقد ضمن برنامج FMS
العقد يتضمن بيع 15 مروحيه AH-1 Z Viper و 1000 صاروخ AGM-114R Hellfire الى باكستان
الصفقه ستشمل ايضا المعدات المصاحبه والتدريب وقطع الغيار والدعم اللوجستي
تم الاعلان عن الصفقه يوم 6 ابريل 2015
وتقدر قيمة الصفقه ب 952 مليون دولار
المتعاقد الرئيسي سيكون شركة Bell Helicopters وشركة Textron و شركة General Electric وشركة Boeing وشركة Lockheed Martin
http://www.airrecognition.com/index...nd-agm-114-hellfire-missiles-to-pakistan.htmlالعقد يتضمن بيع 15 مروحيه AH-1 Z Viper و 1000 صاروخ AGM-114R Hellfire الى باكستان
الصفقه ستشمل ايضا المعدات المصاحبه والتدريب وقطع الغيار والدعم اللوجستي
تم الاعلان عن الصفقه يوم 6 ابريل 2015
وتقدر قيمة الصفقه ب 952 مليون دولار
المتعاقد الرئيسي سيكون شركة Bell Helicopters وشركة Textron و شركة General Electric وشركة Boeing وشركة Lockheed Martin