Cobras Delivered to Pakistan
Cobra squadron delivered to Pakistan:
http://www.militarypictures.info/d/6693-2/ah1_cobra.jpg US delivers Cobra helicopter gunships to Pakistan US delivers Cobra helicopter gunships to Pakistan 2010-03-16 22:40:00 Last Updated: 2010-03-17 01:27:12 Islamabad: In a move that is likely to raise temperatures across the border, the US has delivered a squadron of 14 AH-1 Cobra advanced helicopter gunships to Pakistan. The US has also given $750,000 to update Pakistan Army Aviation's current fleet of Cobra variants like AH-1S, AH-1F, Online news agency reported, quoting sources. Pakistan seeks US civilian nuclear technology Pakistan has also been assured it would receive the latest AH-1Z variant in phases by 2015, the sources added. The AH-1 has been supplied by the US America from its Jordan Air Base stock. The twin blade, single engined gunships have a crew of two, comprising a pilot and a co-pilot or a gunner. US drone strike, gunfight kill 20 militants in Pakistan The helicopter is equipped with two 7.62mm multi-barrel guns, two 40mm guns and grenade launchers and can also be equipped with 70mm rockets. The helicopters, which can fly at a speed of 352 km per hour, weigh 2,754 kilograms. |
What a load of old cobras :8
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I wonder if these helicopters have been subsidised in any way by the US?
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Bell and subsidies , hardly ever hear those 2 words in the same sentence :O
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