Armée Pakistanaise / Pakistani Armed Forces (PAF)

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Encore un contrat de perdu pour la France

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Pakistan Selects German Submarines


Pakistan to buy German subs, ignore French



KARACHI: In a departure from the past practice of acquiring submarines from France, Pakistan will buy three German Type 214 submarines.

Walter Freitag, the chief executive officer of the HDW, the largest conventional submarine maker in the world, told The News on Tuesday in an exclusive interview at the IDEAS 2008 here that his company had finalised technical specifications with the navy to build three Type 214 submarines in Pakistan.

The commercial contract has been finalised up to 95 per cent, he said, hoping the final contract in this regard will be signed soon. This is the first time that a clear picture of the billion-dollar deal that the Pakistan Navy is expected to sign in coming months has emerged. Earlier, during mid-90s, the navy had selected three French Agosta 90-B submarines, which were in addition to the two acquired earlier. The deal had generated a lot of controversy at that time.

This time French firm Armaris had offered to supply Pakistan three updated single-hulled, diesel-electric submarines all-French version of the Franco-Spanish Scorpene boat equipped with air-independent propulsion, a deal totalling about $1.2 billion.

However, Walter Freitag said he did not see that kind of controversy enveloping this project perceived during the 90s. The Pakistan Navy understands submarines and ours are the best, he said, rejecting claims of competitors that the Greek Navy had rejected Type 214.

In the Hellenic Navys case, a neutral surveyor was appointed, who decided that the submarine was technically OK and ready for commissioning, he said. The HDW CEO said the Type 214 was technologically more advanced than those of competitors. We use higher grade steel material, which allows greater diving depth, he said. Also, we have fuel cell AIPs and can integrate Harpoons with the Type 214.

The first submarine would be delivered to the Pakistan Navy in 64 months after signing of the contract while the rest would be completed successively in 12 months. Walter Freitag stated that they would be using facilities at the Karachi Shipyard for building Type 214 and minimal upgrade would be required. He added that the Type 214 was 100 per cent German and there was no chance of embargo on it in any case.

Meanwhile, authoritative sources told The News that the decision to acquire Type 214 over the French submarine was made not only because the submarine was more advanced than the French Marlin, but also because many countries had deployed the Type 214 submarines, so there would be no issue of spares.

They said Turkey would be acquiring six Type 214s, South Korea had ordered six more in addition to three ordered earlier, Portugal had bought two, besides several bought by the German Navy. As such, supportability for the Type 214 for the next 30-35 years would not be a major concern.

http://www.thenews.com.pk

zakaria a écrit:

L'armée pakistanaise fait de gros efforts mais impossible pour eux de suivre la cadence de l'inde.

en Effet les amis vous avez des informations précise concernant les 3 conflits opposant ces 2 nation?

Ce n'est pas le bon topic pour cette question zakaria, je t'invite à te documenter et nous proposer un topic dédié à ce conflit dans la rubrique Guerres et conflits à travers l´âge

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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Two Upgraded P-3C Maritime Surveillance Aircraft for Pakistan

EAGAN, MINN., January 14th, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently delivered two of seven upgraded P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan under the U.S. Government's Foreign Military Sales program.

The most recent aircraft delivery occurred on Jan. 7 to the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla., for subsequent transfer to Pakistan. Lockheed Martin delivered the first plane in October 2009.

Lockheed Martin is upgrading the P-3Cs' aircraft and mission systems and providing maintenance under a 2006 contract from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command. The aircraft support anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare missions and will enhance Pakistan’s ability to conduct maritime surveillance in littoral and deep-water environments. The aircraft are designed to have a single integrated tactical picture of the battle space, drawing upon data from aircraft sensors and information from other platforms.

“These aircraft incorporate a variety of enhanced features including communications, electro-optic and infrared systems, data management, controls and displays, mission computers and acoustic processing,” said Mike Fralen, director for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors' maritime surveillance programs.

The P-3 is the primary maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy and 16 allied countries. Its roles include anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, surveillance and reconnaissance, search and rescue, drug interdiction, economic zone patrol, airborne early warning and electronic warfare.

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2010/011410_LM_Pakistan_P3C.html

La PAF a pris l'option compartiment dorsal. Des infos sur le contenu??

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Paris caught between Delhi and Islamabad

An armaments contract between the Pakistani Air Force and a consortium made up of the French groups ATE and Thales and the European missile house MBDA has been held up while waiting for French government approval. (...)

http://www.intelligenceonline.com/government-intelligence/2010/01/28/paris-caught-between-delhi-and-islamabad%2C79161159-EVE-login

S'agit-il du programme de modernisation des Mirage III/V pakistanais? c'était une sorte d'astrac pour ces avions... C'est un contrat de moindre importance pour la france en compraison avec le MMRCA indien.

je pense que cela s'agit plus tôt du JF-17, les pakistanais veulent bien du couple RDY3+MICA (entre autres) pour leurs new chasseur

Aprés avoir ete recettée en décembre (en chine) , la seconde frégate F22P PNS Shamsher est arrivé à Karachi

Il a de la gueule le F22P.

les Pakistanais sont aussi intéressé par les SM chinois ...

MAATAWI a écrit:

Fremo a écrit:

Aprés avoir ete recettée en décembre (en chine) , la seconde frégate F22P PNS Shamsher est arrivé à Karachi

Oui, et la 3eme est en achèvement

La 4eme est en cours de construction au Pakistan
(Mais il semblerait que la construction soit légèrement plus lente, car les pakistanais ne maîtrisent pas vraiment la fabrication de navire de guerre....)

C'est un métier je vous dit !

Ils peuvent se consoler en se disant que les indiens ne sont pas vraiment meilleurs dans ce domaine

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Drones américains Shadow pour le Pakistan Les Etats-Unis vont livrer à Islamabad une douzaine de drones tactiques de type RQ-7 Shadow, a confirmé la semaine dernière le secrétaire à la Défense, Robert Gates. Ce contrat devrait être financé via les fonds du Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund, qui prévoit d’allouer à Islamabad 700 millions de dollars d’ici à septembre 2011, pour renforcer notamment les capacités de renseignements tactiques et les moyens des gardes-frontières pakistanais. D’un poids total de 170 kg, pour une envergure de 4,7 mètres, les RQ-7 Shadow disposent d’une autonomie de sept heures. Ils peuvent voler jusqu'à 8 000 mètres d’altitude, avec une charge utile de 25 kg. Destinés à recueillir des renseignements à l’échelon de l’état-major de brigade, ces engins peuvent opérer jusqu’à 125 km du site de contrôle. Seul problème pour ce contrat annoncé : la plupart des RQ-7 Shadow de l’US Army sont dotés de capteurs électro-optiques POP-200 et POP-300, développés par I’israélien IAI Tamam, et il est peu probable qu’Islamabad puisse en disposer. Les futurs drones pakistanais seront donc probablement dotés d’un capteur Aurora Generation IV, pesant une vingtaine de kilogrammes et développé par BAE Systems. Les RQ-7 en service dans l’armée américaine ont progressivement été modernisés, avec l’installation d’un système radio Falcon III AN/PRC-152 permettant d’étendre les communications et d’assurer des relais vers des éléments au sol. Une cinquantaine d’engins mis en œuvre par l’US Army ont, eux, été dotés d’un désignateur laser et d’un système de communication tactique TCLD (Tactical Common Data Link). Nouvelles versions du RQ-7B Par ailleurs, l'armée américaine a lancé un programme d'évolution pour son drone RQ-7.B Son envergure va être augmentée de 1,82 mètre, mesure rendue indispensable par l’alourdissement de l’engin auquel les militaires américains demandent d’emporter de plus en plus de systèmes diversifiés, notamment un désignateur laser, un relais de communications ainsi qu’une liaison de données tactiques. Cette extension permettra, d’une part, d’emporter plus de charge utile (50 kilogrammes contre 27 auparavant) et, d’autre part, d’augmenter l’endurance, qui passera de cinq à huit heures au-dessus de la zone de mission. Autre avantage : une envergure plus grande augmentera la marge de sécurité lors des phases de décollage et d’atterrissage, qui sont les plus délicates. Les premiers RQ-7B modifiés seront introduits dans les unités au cours de cette année. A plus long terme, sous réserve qu’un financement soit trouvé, une version RQ-7C verra le jour ; elle aura un fuselage plus large, une surface allaire supérieure ainsi qu’un nouveau moteur, le tout portant sa capacité d’emport à 226 kilogrammes. Pour peu que des crédits soient débloqués sur l’année fiscale 2012, les premiers exemplaires pourraient sortir des chaînes de production en 2014. Rappelons que le RQ-7B est utilisé tant par l’US Army que l’US Marine Corps. 76 systèmes ont été livrés à ce jour sur 115 commandés, soit respectivement 69 et 7 systèmes. Chaque système se compose, entre autres, de quatre engins aériens. http://www.ttu.fr/francais/Articles/Industrie%20%26%20materiels/rq7shadowpakista.html

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Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Simulator, training and support, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $7,190,146 modification to a firm fixed price contract to provide Type I special training (operations and maintenance) for the government of Pakistan in support of their F-16 program. At this time, $6,115,480 has been obligated. AETC/CONS/LGCI, Randolph AFB, Texas is the contracting authority (FA3002-06-G-0001, Call 0014, Modification 02).

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Pakistan to Acquire L-15 Supersonic Jet Trainer Aircraft

The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) is to acquire L-15 supersonic jet trainer aircraft from China to equip its transition pilots with advanced fighters and reduce the number of its trainer aircraft from four to two.
The Hongdu-developed L-15 can carry light rockets and bombs, and air-to-air missiles. It mainly fulfils a counter-insurgency role.
The L-15 aircraft, equipped with two seats and two engines, features technologies such as digital quadruple fly-by-wire and glass cockpit (two multicolour head-down displays for both the front and rear cockpit.
The L-15 aircraft also features an additional head-up display for the front cockpit, and hands-on-throttle-and-stick (HOTAS) flight control.
The L-15 aircraft will replace the K-8 Karakorum basic / advanced jet trainer, which is currently used by the PAF.
The air force has conducted detailed examinations of the L-15 aircraft, and is currently undergoing negotiations on technical aspects and pricing.

airforce-technology.com

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U.S delivers 48 field artillery cannons to Pakistan

The United States government officially delivered 48 self-propelled field artillery cannons to the Pakistan Army today at the Malir Cantonment in Karachi. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata, U.S. Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan deputy commander, officially handed over the M1095A5 Howitzer self-propelled cannons to Pakistan Army Brigadier Farrukh Saeed, 25th Mechanized Division Artillery Commander, during a ceremony in Karachi. The event was attended by Mr. Steve Fakan, U.S. Consul General to Karachi, and more than a dozen U.S. and Pakistani military representatives.
The delivery marks the completion of a total purchase of 115 field artillery cannons by Pakistan through the United States' foreign military sales/foreign military finance program. The FMS/FMF case was initiated by Pakistan in 2006 and enabled the Government of Pakistan to obtain the cannons from the United States at a greatly discounted rate.
"These field artillery cannons are an important part of enhancing the capabilities of Pakistan's Army as it continues to wage its courageous fight against terrorists who seek to destroy Pakistan's people and way of life," said Brig. Gen. Nagata. "It is our hope that these weapons are ultimately able to play an important role in ending extremist violence and bringing peace once again to this great nation." During the last three years, U.S. civilian and security assistance to Pakistan has totaled more than $4 billion.
Assistance provided and delivered has included support for medical aid, school refurbishment, bridge and well reconstruction, food distribution, agricultural and education projects, 14 F-16 fighter aircraft, 10 Mi-17 helicopters, more than 450 vehicles for Pakistan's Frontier Corps, hundreds of night vision goggles, day/night scopes, radios, and thousands of protective vests and first-aid items for Pakistan's security forces.

defenseworld.ne

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Les troupes indiennes ont eu recours à des tirs non provoqués dans la région du Cachemire en litige mais sans causer de victimes, a indiqué lundi l'armée pakistanaise. Selon un communiqué de l'armée, les troupes indiennes ont tiré sur le secteur Battal à la ligne de contrôle (LoC) qui divise le Pakistan et l'Inde dans la région du Cachemire en litige, dans la nuit du 13 au 14 février 2010. Il n'y a pas de réaction immédiate de l'Inde. "Le Pakistan a présenté une forte protestation aux autorités indiennes pour la violation du cessez-le-feu sur la ligne de contrôle et a demandé une réunion des commandants locaux", mais la réunion n'a pas eu lieu jusqu'à présent, selon le communiqué. Le Pakistan et l'Inde ont annoncé un cessez-le-feu aux frontières des deux pays en 2003. Le nouvel incident de tir intervient 10 jours avant la reprise des négociations officielles entre les deux rivaux nucléaires.

http://french.peopledaily.com.cn/International/6895545.html

Pakistan – Refurbishment of Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2010

– The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Feb. 18 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan for refurbishment of one OLIVER HAZARD PERRY Class Frigate and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $78 million.
The Government of Pakistan has requested a possible sale for refurbishment of one OLIVER HAZARD PERRY Class Frigate, USS MCINERNEY (FFG-8 ), being provided as Excess Defense Articles (grant EDA notification is being submitted separately) with onboard spares, spare and repairs parts, support equipment, publications and technical data, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost of the refurbishment and support is $78 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country that has been and continues to be a partner in combating insurgents in Pakistan.
Pakistan requires the capabilities of USS McINERNEY (FFG-8 ) to participate in U.S. and coalition led counter-narcotics and counter-piracy operations and to assist with Pakistan’s efforts to secure its maritime border. Pakistan will have no difficulty absorbing the ship into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor is unknown at this time. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the assignment of any U.S. Government and contractor representatives to Pakistan.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.

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une hazard perry en EDA!
ils profitent a fond du terrorisme les pakis

effectivement , et ils ont eu un argument de taille cette fois pour meriter les Cadeau de l'oncle Sam

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Pakistani Air Force Inducts First JF-17 Thunder Aircraft
Pakistan has inducted the first JF-17 Thunder aircraft squadron into the air force's fighter fleet, to enhance its combat readiness.
A modern lightweight multirole combat aircraft, the JF-17 has been jointly developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAC) of China and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC).
The JF-17 Thunder is capable of performing offensive and defensive missions.
Powered by a single engine, the JF-17s has glass cockpit, which includes an electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) and a wide-angle holographic head-up display (HUD).
The JF-17 can be armed with up to 3,629kg of air-to-air and air-to-ground ordnance.
Pakistani Air Force chief of the air staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman said the JF-17 would be put through its paces in the forthcoming exercise Hi-Mark 2010.

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PAF to Begin Exercise High Mark

The professional skills and capabilities of the Pakistani Air Force (PAF) will be put to the test in the coming weeks as they begin Exercise High Mark 2010.
The PAF will deploy its JF-17 Thunder, F-16, Swedish airborne early warning and control planes, and mid-air refueller aircraft during the 45-day exercise, according to Sifynews.
Pakistan's army and navy will also participate in an effort to enhance cooperation between the three forces.
The air force conducts this kind of exercise every five years, involving all aerial frontiers and bases from across the country, and including the latest missiles and firepower.
The exercise will cover the entire country from Skardu in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south.

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PAF Tests Air-to-Air Refuelling Aircraft
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) has carried out a successful test of the I1-78 air-to-air refuelling aircraft during the High Mark 2010 exercises.
The Il-78 aircraft, which was inducted into the PAF in December 2009, refuelled two fighter jets during the exercise, according to dailytimes.com.
Delivery of three similar refuelling aircraft is expected by June this year. The craft will enhance the effectiveness and capability of the air force in defending the country's airspace.
High Mark 2010 is spread over the entire country from Skardu in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south.
The exercise has been tailored to include manoeuvres with the army and navy to enhance the ability to conduct joint operations by the services.
The Ilyushin Il-78 is a four-engined aerial refuelling tanker based on the Il-76.

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Pakistan negotiating 14 more F-16 jets from US

March 28, 2010 (by Lieven Dewitte) - Pakistan has been negotiating to get another lot of 14 F-16 block 52 aircraft, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman said Saturday.

PAF F-16D block 52 #10801 spotted on final approach into NAS Fort Worth on November 6th, 2009.
Briefing the media at Air Headquarters, Suleman said he was hoping to get 14 F-16 jets in addition to the 18 the U.S. already committed to.

According to the Air Chief, the 18 'Peace Drive I' aircrafts will come to Pakistan in batches of four or so, while 42 earlier bought F-16 are being upgraded in Turkey, a project which should be completed by 2014.

Early 2010, the United States approved the delivery of 12 Lockheed Martin F-16C and 6 F-16D planes, scheduled to begin from June 2010.

In 1990, the U.S. halted the production of a third and fourth batch of F-16s ordered by Pakistan, due to it's nuclear weapons program. 40 F-16A/B aircraft had been delivered under the Peace Gate I and II programs, however none of the Peace Gate III and IV aircraft were delivered.

However, in 2005, Pakistan, received clearance to go ahead with an order for additional F-16s, which was considered to be a reward to General Pervez Musharraf's support for the war on terror.

This delivery to Pakistan will bring its inventory of the planes to 54. If a new deal is approved, Pakistan's arsenal of F-16s, including refurbished fighters, will amount to 79, defense officials said. Pakistan has been operating F-16s since 1982.

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PAF F-16D block 52 #10801 spotted on final approach into NAS Fort Worth on November 6th, 2009.


PAF F-16C block 52 #10902 is seen in the landing pattern at NAS Fort Worth after a test flight on March 9th, 2010.

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Paris bloque un contrat d'équipement français d'avions de chasse pakistanais

Trois semaines avant la visite à Paris du premier ministre pakistanais, Yousouf Raza Gilani, le 19 avril, l'Elysée vient de prendre une décision qui pourrait assombrir cette rencontre qualifiée d'"importante". La France ne donnera pas, en effet, son feu vert à un contrat de 1,2 milliard d'euros portant sur l'équipement en électronique et en missiles d'une centaine d'avions de chasse JF-17, fabriqués par le Pakistan avec l'aide des Chinois.
Après dix-huit mois de négociations, la société française ATE, associée à Thales et MBDA, avait été retenue par Islamabad. Il s'agissait du premier volet d'un contrat global de 6 milliards d'euros visant à l'équipement de l'ensemble des JF-17 de l'armée de l'air pakistanaise, soit près de 400 chasseurs.
"Je n'ai pas été informé directement du choix de l'Elysée, qui me semble extrêmement surprenant au regard des enjeux industriels et stratégiques pour la France dans cette région", a assuré Jean-Marc Pizano, le patron d'ATE.
La commission interministérielle d'étude des exportations de matériels de guerre (CIEEMG) avait émis, à l'été 2008, un avis favorable à l'ouverture des négociations. Il ne manquait plus, selon ATE, que l'accord du gouvernement français.
Selon un conseiller du président de la République, ce refus serait, notamment, lié aux relations franco-indiennes. La signature d'un tel contrat, dans le contexte actuel de tension entre l'Inde et le Pakistan, desservirait les intérêts de Paris à New Delhi.
Du côté de la direction générale pour l'armement (DGA), on ajoutait, jeudi 1^er avril, que la relance des discussions avec l'Inde pour la modernisation, par la France, de sa flotte de Mirage 2000 avait également joué dans la décision de l'Elysée.
Intense lobbying de l'Inde
C'est la fin d'un bras de fer entre les différentes administrations françaises sur fond de divergences sur la politique de la France en Asie du Sud. Le ministère français des affaires étrangères semblait pour sa part rétif. Objet d'un intense lobbying de l'Inde, il estimait que l'accord du gouvernement butait sur le manque de garanties liées à la protection de la technologie française. Selon le Quai d'Orsay, les Pakistanais voulaient, contrairement aux clauses du contrat, que les assemblages et l'équipement des JF-17 se fassent sur leur sol.
Au ministère des finances, qui se disait favorable à la signature et soucieux d'accroître le niveau des relations commerciales avec le Pakistan, on indique que ce contrat s'est surtout heurté à des questions budgétaires.
Les finances d'Islamabad sont actuellement sous la surveillance du Fonds monétaire international (FMI), qui lui a apporté son aide. Alors que des négociations sont en cours sur la prolongation de ce soutien, Bercy s'interroge sur la réalité de la marge de manoeuvre du Pakistan pour honorer un contrat de 6 milliards d'euros.
Au ministère de la défense pakistanais, à Islamabad, on assurait, le 24 mars, au Monde, que rien ne s'opposait à ce contrat et que l'on espérait que l'annonce de la signature interviendrait lors des rencontres entre M. Gilani et M. Sarkozy ou M. Fillon. "Quant à l'argent, ajoutait l'un de ses porte-parole, ce n'est pas le FMI qui décide ce qu'on en fait. Ce contrat est important pour le Pakistan, la France a sa place, chez nous, aux côtés des Etats-Unis et de la Chine."
Enfin, autre élément qui a pu intervenir dans cet échec, la société ATE a sans doute payé sa récente présence sur le marché français. Créée, en 1984, en Afrique du Sud, par M. Pizano, un ancien ingénieur de Dassault, elle travaillait jusque-là à l'étranger. Le marché de l'intégration de systèmes électroniques à bord d'avions est peu développé en France. L'industrie aéronautique française et son fer de lance, Dassault, préfèrent vendre des avions tout entiers.Jacques Follorou

LeMonde

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New Pakistani F-16s to Be Delivered in Late June, Official Says

By Islamabad/ Washington, Mar 29, 2010 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) --
The Pakistan Air Force is scheduled to take delivery of its initial four new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters in late June, according to a senior Pakistani official and a U.S. Air Force official. The four are the first of 18 F-16 fighters Pakistan is buying from Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Corp. They are part of a $2.9 billion arms package that includes electronics and weapons upgrades for 34 existing Pakistan F-16s.
The new F-16s are at the heart of a strong relationship between the U.S. and Pakistani air forces, Bruce Lemkin, deputy under secretary of the Air Force for international affairs, said in an e-mailed statement according to Bloomberg.
These new aircraft will add full night- and precision- weapon capability, and the arms package includes training and night-vision equipment, Lemkin said. Pakistani pilots are scheduled this year to train with U.S. pilots for nighttime attacks against terrorist ground targets.
The Pakistan Air Force is currently flying day operations with its older F-16s in support of its nearly 147,400 troops and paramilitary Frontier Corps deployed to the nations Northwest provinces in a more aggressive campaign against the Taliban and al-Qaeda, the Pakistani official said.
The Air Force has increased its ground strikes to about 230 in 2009 from about 95 in 2008, the Pakistani official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters March 26.
Separately, Air Force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jeffry Glenn said 1,000 kits for converting unguided weapons into laser-guided bombs -- the first ever sent to Pakistan -- were shipped March 22. They could take as much as 30 days to arrive.
They can be dropped from Pakistans existing older F-16s, he said in an e-mail.
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley disclosed the order March 2. The new F-16s are one facet of the U.S.-Pakistan air force relationship, Lemkin said. Other recent military-to-military engagements include exercises that provide focused training for air refuelling, close air support and other air-to-ground missions, and some air-to- air training, he said.
This training is designed to increase weapons delivery precision and decrease potential for collateral damage, Lemkin said. The U.S. has ongoing efforts to provide the Pakistan Air Force with night vision devices and associated training for their older F-16 aircraft, he said.
Lemkin said the senior Air Force leadership is also reviewing a Pakistani request to loan or lease excess or retired U.S. F-16s for ground operations before the newer ones are delivered. Still, taking into account our own operational requirements and policy considerations, it is important to note that, currently, there are no available, retired F-16s that are readily available for transfer, Lemkin said.
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