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Russia to Supply Egypt with Helicopters and Equipment Worth Over $1 bln to Equip Mistrals - 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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Egypt ordered the helicopter carriers from France on
October 10, 2015. The ships are due for delivery to the new customer in
summer 2016 along with their assault craft.
The Russian-made equipment installed in the Mistrals includes a number of control and communications systems. In particular, the 67R radar identification ‘friend or foe’ system from the Kazan Electro-technical Plant. The system is versatile and can be mounted on ships of any rate. Also, the Sigma-E action information system from Russian manufacturer Mars, which can be used on ships varying in displacement, will be dismounted. The Mistrals built for the Russian Navy were furnished with the MTK-201ME electro-optical/TV system that is used in the onboard electronics suites of the sophisticated Project 20380 corvettes. The R-793-M Pritsep-M and R-794-1 Tsentavr-NM1 satellite communications radios, the 16-channel R-693 receiver and R-774SD1.1 very-long-frequency waveband receiver are to be dismounted from the Mistrals too. The systems equip first- and second-rate ships to provide communications and datalink. The Kamov Ka-52K (NATO reporting name: Hokum-B) is a ship-based Ka-52 version developed, inter alia, 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.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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