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Prototype of Shipborne Ka-52K Helicopter Showcased During IMDS 2015 Maritime Defence Show.
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Ka-52K
prototype on display during IMDS 2015 with its rotors and wings folded.
Note the Kh-35 anti-ship missile next to it. Picture: via bmpd.livejournal.com |
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This
is the first of four experimental Ka-52K built in the spring of 2015 by
JSC "Arsenyev Aviation Company Progress" under the agreement
of 2012 with JSC "Kamov" worth 3.396 billion rubles. The Ka-52K was initially designed to be operated from the French made Mistral class LHD. Now that the mistral deal is all but uncertain, it is not clear which will platform will deploy these helicopters. The fact Russian Helicopters was showcasing the Ka-52K at IMDS seems to indicate however that the program will move forward. |
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Ka-52K
is based on based on the Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and combat helicopter.
Picture: Russian Helicopters |
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The
Ka-52K helicopter at IMDS was showcased with its rotors and wings folded
(a requirement in order to be able to fit inside vessels hangar bays).
Kh-38 air to surface missile and Kh-35 anti-ship missile were also on display next to the helicopter, indicating that the Russian Navy may have requested such capability for the Ka-52K (which has been a rumor ever since the program started) and that Kamov is working on it. |
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