US State Department approved sale of 15 AH-1Z to the Pakistan Army in April 2015. Initial aircraft took from production lot 12 and began flight testing in Bells Amarillo Texas facility on December 2017 (pictured).
On June 2018, the US Government placed an embargo due nuclear trade links. At the time 3 AH-1Z were already built and put on storage in USA. As of March 2019, 12 AH-1Z (serials 786-061 to 786-072 ) are stored at 309th AMARG, Tucson, Arizona.
On June 2018, the US Government placed an embargo due nuclear trade links. At the time 3 AH-1Z were already built and put on storage in USA. As of March 2019, 12 AH-1Z (serials 786-061 to 786-072 ) are stored at 309th AMARG, Tucson, Arizona.
Pakistan has ordered 15 AH-1Z helos equipped with Hellfire AGMs. Deliveries will start in 2017
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Pakistan AH-1Z Target Sight System Funded
15-Jan-16 - Lockheed Martin awarded Target Sight System (TSS) contract for Pakistan AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters. Work is expected to be complete by December 2017.UH-1Y and AH-1Z Contract for both USMC and Pakistan
25-Aug-15 - Bell Helicopter awarded contract for 15 Lot 12 UH-1Y, 19 Lot 12 AH-1Z, one Lot 13 UH-1Y and 21 auxiliary fuel kits for the Marine Corps and Pakistan.U.S. Approved 15 AH-1Z For Pakistan
06-Apr-15 - U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Pakistan for 15 AH-1Z Viper Helicopters and 1000 AGM-114R Hellfire II Missiles and associated equipment for $952 million List of Aircraft |
C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
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786-061 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169248;
Dec17 first test flights at Amarillo, TX | ||||||
786-062 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169250 | ||||||
786-063 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169252 | ||||||
786-064 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169371 | ||||||
786-065 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169372 | ||||||
786-066 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169373 | ||||||
786-067 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169374 | ||||||
786-068 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169375 | ||||||
786-069 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169376 | ||||||
786-070 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169377 | ||||||
786-071 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169378 | ||||||
786-072 Pakistan Army, BuNo 169379 |