Srbin,the H-4, is *not* an AAM, it’s either an ASM or a powered glide bomb. I’ve spoken to members from Denel, Kentron and some relevant parties and the ‘Darter to the PAF’ is nothing but an internet rumor, if not complete wishful thinking.

Harry
With all due respect, if they did or did not, and the PAF or any organisation wanted to keep it hushed up, would the South African revealed all to you?
No offence, but lets try and get beyond “I spoke to a bloke from so and so and he said this so it must be true”………

Looks like PAF is developing a new transport hub to compliment PAF Chaklala

Updated at 0840 PST) By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is building its second military/air force transport base at Masroor near Karachi to house multi-role C-130’s planes and authorities concerned are engaged day and night to complete it before December this year.

Well-placed defence sources told The News here that the base is being developed with assistance of the United States that will provide Pakistan the latest version of the C-130 planes. The planes are being supplied under an agreement, signed by both the countries last year when Pakistan’s defence secretary Lt. General Hamid Nawaz Khan visited the United States.

The sources said that supply of the planes would start in last month of this year. At least six planes will become part of the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) transport fleet within next year. With this the PAF fleet would close to double of the existing strength. The PAF had 12 C-130 in the beginning but four planes were destroyed in the process of their operations while one was damaged and still not in service.

The C-130 is the largest in number of the planes in one single configuration in use world over as 1530 planes of such category are being used by the different air forces. Till now Chaklala was the only transport base the PAF had and in case of any eventuality if the Chaklala renders inoperative, the whole transport is ceased. For the reason the PAF has decided to establish another base, the sources added.

The Masroor air base, previously known as Mauri Pur air base, is considered to be the forward base for provision of assistance for the naval operations. It is among the largest bases of Southern Air Command that used to have bomber planes. It was named after a valiant fighter pilot Masroor, who sacrificed his life in an operation in 1971 war with India.
The base will have hangers for the wide body planes and its airstrip will also be strengthened and expanded further, the sources said.

Pakistani Aviation News

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Jul/1059160.htm

Bell Sells 26 Twin-Engine Helicopters to Pakistan in Support of War on Terrorism

FORT WORTH, Texas –(Business Wire)– July 22, 2004 — In a deal valued at over $230 million, Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, is delivering 26 Bell 412EP medium twin-engine helicopters and associated equipment to Pakistan. Bell, which delivered 9 of the aircraft to Pakistan last month, will deliver the rest over the next ten months.

The Bell 412EP has been a top performer around the world in a wide variety of military and civil missions. An excellent utility aircraft, the Bell 412EP helicopters will be used primarily for personnel transport, emergency medical service and disaster relief.

The Bell 412EP is in service with a number of nations including the United Kingdom which employs a dozen aircraft in its Defence Helicopter Flying School. Bell has delivered 100 of its 412 helicopters to Canadian Forces, which use the aircraft for search-and-rescue and emergency medical transport, among other missions.

Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., is a $1.6 billion, leading producer of commercial and military helicopters, and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell’s global workforce of over 7,500 employees serves customers flying Bell aircraft in over 120 countries.

Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is a $10 billion multi-industry company with more than 43,000 employees in 40 countries. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO and Greenlee, among others. More information is available at http://www.textron.com

Enjoy…

combination of Erieye and these bad boys should help keep our airspace safe……especially with SD-10 integration

Personal insults will increase your standing on teh forum, bravo……