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Apache AH-64 acquired by Pakistan - Pakistan Defence Forum — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:07:31 +0000

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By: jawaad

jawaad — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:10:06 +0000

Saudi Arabia requestedin August 2006 to upgrade of 12 Apaches to standard AH-64D (33+ $ million per AH-64D APACHE )for $400 million and, in September 2008, the sale of 12 AH-64D APACHE Longbow Helicopters far$598 million (49+ $ million).

In September 2003, Greece ordered 12 AH-64D for a total cost of $675 million (presumably including weapons and support), indicating a gross unit cost for the AH-64D of $56.25 million

So just 12+ $ million even for AH-64A APACHE Helicopters to Paksitan dont make any sense at all to me

By: jawaad

jawaad — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:54:43 +0000

I don’t see a Point in going for the helicopter which is only purchased by its producer and even they purchase only one dozen of these. South African Air Force (SAAF) had ordered 12 AH-2 Rooivalk first of which entered service in July 1999 and this gunship is not production.

Secondly credit would mean that interest on the amount thus higher amount not the small one like this. Usually AH-64 deals are in hundreds of millions of dollars if not in billions

By: jawaad

jawaad — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:50:19 +0000

South African Air Force (SAAF) had ordered 12 AH-2 Rooivalk first of which entered service in July 1999 and this gunship is not production.

By: Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:01:02 +0000

Lowered price due to credits as part of the aid?
Still I would have recomended the South African model as it means Pakistan is less dependant ont he US in the future.

By: jawaad

jawaad — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:35:16 +0000

So when we will get these AH-64? 73 million seems too low for six AH-64 also can you explain?

By: Nosferatu

Nosferatu — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:48:50 +0000

I thought the US has decided NOT to give those Apaches to Pakistan and settled for providing night vision goggles and other equipment. The whole thing was just a rumor apparently. Thats the latest I know of.