- 03 May 2011 19:29
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Well they don't seem to but anything like the old commanche back in the 90's, but they seemed to be normal helicopters with added stealth characteristics.
Follow the links below for pictures
http://defensetech.org/2011/05/03/secre ... aden-raid/
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-d ... ed-in.html
In related Osama news
Read more: http://defensetech.org/2011/05/03/did-t ... z1LJdCsj7b
Defense.org
Does anyone know what type of radar and air defense systems Pakistan may be using?
It sure doesn’t look like any variant of the Black Hawk that I’ve seen. Maybe it’s a new stealth version of the bird or maybe it’s an entirely new class of chopper. It could be both stealthy and fast enough to evade Pakistani air defenses that were apparently scrambled during the operation. (See our earlier post on how the RQ-170 Beast of Kandahar may have helped jam Pakistani air defense networks.) This also begs the question, who flies it? Does it belong to the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment? Is it a secret Air Force Special Operations Command bird? Heck, maybe it’s a CIA chopper.
The possibility of a stealthy chopper being used in the raid explains why the Pakistani troops where in such a hurry to cover up all of the wreckage with blankets and cart if off so quickly. Who knows if this is the Pakistani cooperation White House officials said they received for the mission or if the PAF just scored a major tech boost.
Read more: http://defensetech.org/2011/05/03/secre ... z1LJbbgXj5
Defense.org
Follow the links below for pictures
http://defensetech.org/2011/05/03/secre ... aden-raid/
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-d ... ed-in.html
In related Osama news
Did The Beast of Kandahar Help Kill Osama?
how did four helicopters, likely from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, make their way inside Pakistan’s air defense intercept zone and carry out a 40-minute raid before the Pakistani military could react?
Read more: http://defensetech.org/2011/05/03/did-t ... z1LJdCsj7b
Defense.org
Does anyone know what type of radar and air defense systems Pakistan may be using?
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