Pakistan has 35 aging AH-1F helicopters in use currently. Pakistan has repeatedly sought Bell AH-1 SuperCobra attack helicopters from the U.S. to supplement and replace its current AH-1 Cobras.
The U.S. had assured Pakistan that it would receive the latest AH-1Z variant in phases by 2015.Pakistan has lost 3 aircraft in recent years and attempts to acquire the AH-1Z Viper or AH-64 Apache from the United States were rejected, so Pakistan turned to buying other foreign attack helicopters to replace its aging AH-1F fleet.
Possible candidates included the Turkish TAI T-129, the Chinese CAIC WZ-10, and the Russian Mi-35 Hind.In November 2014, Russia approved the sale of Mi-35M helicopters to Pakistan.
Both China and Russia are vying for Pakistan Army aviation contract for attack helicopters.
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