Originally posted by Steve Touchdown
I’m pretty sure the Hueys and the 407s will be used for border security, anti-narcotics and what’s now being termed “anti-terrorism” support for mobile army units: what used to be called COIN (counter insurgency) in “tribal” areas on the Afghanistan border. It could even be that the Ministry of Interior will provide oversight for some of these rather than the Ministry of Defence/Army.

Sure, a Black Hawk has far better reange and payload than a Huey (even if Pakistan decides to go for the upgrade to Huey II spec) but a basic UH-60L is going to cost around $10/11 million a piece without anything fitted (even engines) and no spares or training support. I’m sure if the Pakistan Gvmt came up with half a billion dollars then Congress would approve 50 Black Hawks for them 😀

Best regards

Good point! There are several other projects that $500 mil could be better spent on, suppose it will have to be free Hueys and Cobras for now!

Steve Rush ~ Touchdown-News

Originally posted by matt
I dont care as long as a rag tag militia or terror org dont get them.. or even a country that uses terror orgs or funds then dont get them i am happy.

So that rules out the US and USSR who supported severak terror orgs in the past then!?

Will be waiting for you! With lots of proof! Its late here in the UK so you will forgive me if I take a break too! All this typing away and making you look like a fool can be very tiring!

Roma Victor!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by sharmaji
Access to the best technology?

yes but the US has to let them first and those French maintainace workers have to be willing to work during war time 😀

Their AWACS and F-15s count as good technology to me! Maybe not to you but to me!

Now go home and write a letter to

Ministry of Defence, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia,

“Dear sir
Aplogies for claiming Saudi pilots are crap, I had no proof, I was wrong and got humiliated on a forum……one day, when I pass puberty, I may actually start thinking about what I wrote. In teh mean time please pass on my apologies to the pilots of the RSAF and the people of Saudi Arabia”

signed

A Clown

Originally posted by sharmaji
PAF fan, what is the rep of pakdef posters around here, make me ad flex look like clowns, they are good, you are right, The Saudi Air Force is great, its so good and they have so many skilled pilots that they need foreigners to fly and maintain their planes.

Read all my posts

My argument has always been that they are impotent!

You are theclown who brought India up, lol, see how many people told you to get lost, lol

good bye

Sharmaji! Must you go!? I was having sop much fun! 🙂

You mean your not going to ACTUALLY PROVE anything you said!?

Such a shame!

Yes, Saudi pilots are good! They are skilled, well trained and have acess to the most modern equipment! Glad we can finally lay the debate to rest…and no hard feelings hey!? 🙂

Originally posted by sharmaji
What kind of air force hires foreign mercenaries?
For a country that rich, you would think that their education system would be good enough to chum out qualified pilots!

They have few skilled pilots, that is a bad thing, that makes the force impotent especially when you face the best air force in the world across your border.
Besides forget about the pilots, who will maintain the planes when there is war, the French maintainance workers?
lol

Nice try Sharmaji, but llets stick the subject and the focus of this debate, I am enjoying making you and flex look like clowns! 🙂

You are talking about “PILOT QUALITY”, giving me a Israel supporters website aint proof buddy……..

Flex, you have given me no proof, just hearsay and dodgy conclusions, Isreal has a very small pool of skilled manpower, its pilots are good! The vast majority of Pakistanis are unskilled, our pilots are good, how can your logic here is fundementally flawed!

If Saudi lacks skilled workforce it just means that it has smaller pool to choose from! China has the biggest population in teh world, does that mean China has the best pilots in teh world!?

Can you see just how galatically stupid you are strating to look now!?

a) It does not say anything about Saudi pilots, eveyone knows that teh RSAF is more advanced then the army and navy!

B) Give me the link