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First round of talks between Russia and Egypt over Mistral class LHD equipment is over - TASS.
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Ka-52K prototype on display during IMDS 2015 with its rotors and wings folded. Note the Kh-38 air to surface missile next to it. Picture: http://bastion-karpenko.ru/ |
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Previously, Sergey Ivanov, Chief of Staff of the Presidential
Executive Office, reported that Russia plans to supply Egypt with equipment
and helicopters for the Mistrals, under a deal that may exceed a billion
dollars. According to the source in the defense cooperation community,
Egypt intends to acquire Ka-52K helicopters developed for Mistrals and
now mulls the number it needs. Rosoboronexport declared that to date the
defense products exporter has not received official requests from Cairo.
Since late September France has been dismantling the Russian-made equipment from the Mistrals. The DCNS Company, the builder of the ships, planned to complete work by the end of 2015. In early October the first lot of Russian equipment was dismantled from the helicopter carriers and shipped to Russia. The Kamov Ka-52K (NATO reporting name: Hokum-B) is a ship-based Ka-52 version developed for the Mistral-class ships. Unlike the baseline model, it features folding main rotor blades and stub wing panels. The helicopter is fitted with the reinforced landing gear. The Ka-52K carries the Kh-31A and Kh-35 antiship cruise missiles. Previously, the missiles of the types could be used only by the Mikoyan MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB (Fulcrum) carrierborne multirole fighters and the Sukhoi Su-30 (Flanker-C) family of aircraft. Check out our technical datasheet to learn more about the Mistral class © Copyright 2015 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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