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Images of the AH-1F Cobra gunship helicopter which crashed near Chenab Gate,Cantt area of Gujranwala during flight after experiencing some technical problem.

The AH-1F Cobra gunship helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation Corp has crashed near Chenab Gate,Cantt area of Gujranwala during flight fter experiencing some technical problem.

Major Furqan and Major Imran, the pilot and co-pilot of gunship helicopter were injured in the crash and taken to CMH Hospital. AH-1F Cobra Gunship helicopters are playing an active role in the anti-terrorism operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) near Afghan border.

Pakistan army is using Vietnam era AH-1F Cobra gunship helicopters which spend more time at ground then in air as they require lots of maintenance hours to keep them in airworthy.

Pakistan Army Aviation Corp is actively pursing AH-1Z SuperCobra attack helicopter and TAI/AgustaWestland T-129 (AW729) attack helicopter options to replace its aging fleet of AH-1F Cobras.

Pakistan Army is actively pursing AH-1Z SuperCobra attack helicopter and TAI/AgustaWestland T-129 (AW729) attack helicopter options to replace its aging fleet of AH-1F Cobras.

Pakistani  Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and witnessed the demonstration of T-129 Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopters. Pakistan will send its team of experts from Kamra Re-build Factory to look into the technical details involved in joint production of T-129 Attack Helicopters.

Pakistan and Turkey has sign 13 agreements and memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint cooperation in different fields in the presence of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkish T-129 (AW729) attack helicopter is a highly optimised for “hot & high” environments version of the Agusta A129 Mangusta gunship helicopter designed to meet the Turkish requirements. It can carry a payload of 8 UMTAS air-to-surface anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), 12 guided 2.75” rockets, 2 air-to-air missiles and 500 rounds, simultaneously. UMTAS anti-tank guided missile uses Infrared Imaging Seeker and Laser Seeker and it can destroy targets from a distance of 8 km.