Pakistan Puchases Helicopter in 40 on order, worth $1.5 billion From Turkey.
Pakistan will buy forty (30) T-129 multi-role attack helicopters.
Both the sides had agreed on the agreement during the last meeting of defense ministers of the two countries.
The T-129 is a multi-role, all-weather attack helicopter co-developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries and Agusta Westland. The aircraft is currently operated by the Turkish Army and is being offered for export to a number of other countries, besides Pakistan.
Pakistan also has 12 AH-1Z Viper and four Mi-35P Hind attack helicopters on order from Bell Helicopter and Russian Helicopters, respectively.
The first three AH-1Z and all four Mi-35P are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan by the end of 2017.