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| Chinese still trying to sell Z-9W to PhilAF | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 25 2010, 10:43 PM (1,049 Views) | |
| Vermonter | Jan 25 2010, 10:43 PM Post #1 |
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Kenya confirms receipt of Chinese attack helicopters Lauren Gelfand JDW Middle East/Africa Editor Nairobi Kenya has taken delivery of its first two Chinese Z-9WA attack helicopters, a spokesman for the Kenyan Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to Jane's on 20 January. A second pair of Z-9WAs is scheduled to be delivered before mid-2010. The Kenyan procurement marks the first export order for the model, which shares lineage with the Eurocopter AS 365N Dauphin and has a maximum payload of 2,000 kg. Images of the Z-9WA indicate that the helicopter has been configured as with a night-attack capability, with a modified nose including a LLTV/IR (low-light television/infrared) undernose turret, uprated engines and redesigned stub-wings. Kenya is likely to arm the helicopter with machine guns and rockets, although it is also capable of carrying air-to-air missiles such as the Chinese-manufactured TY-90 IR-guided short-range air-to-air missile. Other armaments and equipment include as many as eight HJ-8A anti-tank missiles. The aircraft has been in service since early 2005 with China's air force; other export versions of the helicopter have entered service in Mali, Mauritania, Laos and Pakistan. The Philippines has also been offered a variant of the Z-9W aircraft but had not, as of late 2009, accepted. The deliveries of the Z-9WA will enhance existing attack helicopter capabilities in Kenya, which is considered one of the stronger air forces in East Africa despite persistent maintenance problems. Currently the country operates a fleet of 12 MD 500 attack helicopters, which first entered service in 1980. It would therefore appear that in the longer term further examples of the Z-9WA may be acquired as replacements for this inventory -Janes.com |
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| MSantor | Jan 26 2010, 12:27 AM Post #2 |
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Next time perhaps you should just quote or highlight the relevant part of the article that pertains to the PAF. Just did it for you this time. Normally I would move this thread to the World Military Weapons Systems and Platforms section of the site because most of the article talks about foreign Z9 sales, but it still marginally pertains to the PAF so I'll leave it here for now. |
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| Vermonter | Jan 26 2010, 03:02 AM Post #3 |
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Thanks. Any word on the delivery date of the Sokol helicopters? Too bad the mainland chinese government do not realize that unless they leave Mischief Reef, the AFP and GRP will never trust them. |
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| maverick | Feb 14 2010, 07:09 PM Post #4 |
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Why don't they just offer their fighter jets (obviously affordable) like the JF-17 or the J-10? |
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| Valdore | Feb 28 2010, 11:28 AM Post #5 |
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Images of the Z-9WA indicate that the helicopter has been configured as with a night-attack capability, with a modified nose including a LLTV/IR (low-light television/infrared) undernose turret, uprated engines and redesigned stub-wings. Kenya is likely to arm the helicopter with machine guns and rockets, although it is also capable of carrying air-to-air missiles such as the Chinese-manufactured TY-90 IR-guided short-range air-to-air missile. Other armaments and equipment include as many as eight HJ-8A anti-tank missiles. The aircraft has been in service since early 2005 with China's air force; other export versions of the helicopter have entered service in Mali, Mauritania, Laos and Pakistan. The Philippines has also been offered a variant of the Z-9W aircraft but had not, as of late 2009, accepted. YEESSS!!! Indeed, the Chinese are very much offering the DND the Z-9 Dauphin Helicopter for our Philippine Air Force to use and operate and if that happens well caertainly We can all expect a likely Chinese Virus to enter the Philippine Military Establishment as well.. Go! Buy these things so Communist Philippines Rules!!!.. Yes indeed.. |
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