my Aviation Corps (PAA) will begin receiving its AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters in 2017. <br /> <br />As per aviation journalist Alan Warnes, an initial batch of three helicopters will be delivered in 2017, while the next nine are scheduled for 2018. <br /> <br />The U.S. approved the sale of 15 AH-1Z to Pakistan in April 2015. Under the US $952 million contract, the Pakistan Army was to receive the aircraft with a training, logistics and maintenance support package as well as 1,000 AGM-114R Hellfire II laser-guided air-to-surface missiles. <br /> <br />Pakistan began ordering its AH-1Z in August 2015 (with an initial order of two or three), with another nine ordered in April 2016. Considering that the approved sales agreement did not outline options, it is possible – if not likely – that Pakistan will order the remaining three in a later tranche. <br /> <br />Pakistan’s AH-1Zs will be equipped with Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight System (TSS) electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) pods, Thales TopOwl helmet-mounted display (HMD) systems, Orbital ATK AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems (MAWS), BAE AN/ALE-47 airborne countermeasures dispenser suites, Northrop AN/APR-39C(v2) radar warning receivers (RWR), and General Dynamics M-197 20mm cannons. <br /> <br />As part of its attack helicopter fleet modernization plans, the Pakistan Army is also procuring four Mil Mi-35M assault helicopters from Russia. These helicopters are expected to be delivered in 2017, and the PAA may procure an additional 16 over the long-term. <br /> <br />The PAA is also examining the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T-129 and Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC) Z-10, one of which may be selected to compliment the AH-1Z. <br />Although the U.S. and Pakistan maintain a precarious defence relationship, Pakistan’s counterinsurgency (COIN) efforts in the region have resulted in the transfer of sophisticated big-ticket arms from the U.S. The AH-1Zs are being sold under that directive. If U.S. military aid to Pakistan continues, it is possible that Pakistan will seek to expand its AH-1Z fleet. The Cobra millimeter wave radar system could also be of great interest to the PAA. <br />Source:http://quwa.org/2017/02/20/idex-2017-pakistan-will-begin-receiving-ah-1z-vipers-2017/ <br />==============================================
