18-Jan-2016Source: US DoD
Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, is being awarded a $14,221,556 cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract action for the procurement of non-recurring engineering requirements on the Target Sight System (TSS), including software development and testing, system modification, testing, and installation requirements necessary to configure the TSS to the requirements of the government of Pakistan. ... Read more
8-Sep-2015Source: US DoD
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $581,113,421 modification to definitize a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-13-C-0023) for the manufacture and delivery of 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 government of Pakistan. The aircraft... Read more
27-Aug-2015Source: The Diplomat
Islamabad and Moscow signed an agreement for the purchase of four MI-35 Hind gunships. See Full Story... Read more
6-Aug-2015
Pakistan Air Force helicopter, engaged in relief and rescue efforts, crashed in the Khot area of upper Chitral, injuring several people. Media reports say the blades hit a tree, un-stablilising the helicopter on take=off, and it subsequently hit a house and crashed.... Read more
2-May-2015
Damaged after hitting container (some reports say “hit barrier”) during landing phase. 2 POB injured, not seriously... Read more
28-Oct-2013
Pilot and co-pilot critically injured in AH-1 accident... Read more
5-Mar-2013Source: BLR Aerospace
BLR Aerospace opens Heli-Expo 2013 with 600 FastFin® Tail Rotor Enhancement and Stability Systems sold to date, and a rapidly expanding military presence. Overall, the company continues to deliver strong growth. Sales increased over 30 percent in 2012, and BLR’s global military footprint skyrocketed with large fleet-wide conversion sales to Colombia, Peru, Pakistan, and the... Read more
15-Oct-2012Source: Frontier Post
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, on Saturday inaugurated a VIP helicopter flight at Peshawar Aviation Base (see full story)... Read more
3-Apr-2012
Helicopter crashed while landing at the Civil Colony in Ghallanai. Major General Nadir Zeb, Brigadier Aftab Ahmed, Brigadier Saeed Khan, Colonel Fazl-e Rabbi and Major Abbas of the paramilitary Frontier Corps all sustained injuries. Taliban disputed report and said they shot it down.... Read more
9-Aug-2011
Emergency landing after fire in tail.   The airfield is based to 82 Sqn which flies Alouette IIIs, and no other helicopters based. We realise other aircraft can visit, of course!... Read more
3-May-2011
At least one officer was killed and several others were injured as a Pakistani army helicopter crashed Tuesday evening some 40 km northwest of the country’s capital Islamabad, reported local Urdu TV channel Samaa.  Fatality named as Subedar Major Fayyaz, with injured personnel named as Lt Colonel Abdullah, Major Tufail, Lance Naik Ehsan and another... Read more
7-May-2009
7-May-09 Salanvali Road, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan... Read more