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Egypt set to receive Ka-52 attack helicopters
Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
26 August 2015
Egypt is to receive about 50 Kamov Ka-52 'Hokum-B' attack helicopters before the end of the decade, a company report has disclosed.
The report by the Research and Production Corporation Precision Instrumentation Systems (JSC SPC CPR) company, which is developing the helicopter's new ECO-52 electro-optic (EO) sensor turret system, reveals that 50 of the turrets are to be delivered to Egypt between 2016 and 2019.
While each Ka-52 helicopter is to be equipped with one ECO-52 turret in place of the incumbent GOES-451 sensor, the report posted online on 25 August does not say if the stated 50 is the exact number of helicopters to be equipped or if (as is likely) it includes spare turrets.
No further details were released.
Operated by the Russian Air Force and set to enter service with the Russian Navy, the co-axial Ka-52 (Ka-52K in naval service) is largely based on the single-seat Ka-50 'Hokum' (named Black Shark/Werewolf by Kamov). With both the Ka-50 and Ka-52 sharing an 85% common airframe, the principal differences are a redesigned frontal fuselage on the Ka-52 to accommodate two crew side by side and a flattened nose for additional avionics (hence the helicopter's company moniker of 'Alligator').
Designed to engage and destroy armoured and non-armoured ground targets, as well as low-speed aerial targets, the Ka-50/52 can also be used as an armed reconnaissance platform. The helicopters is fitted with four underwing hardpoints for carrying a wide range of weaponry, including 80/120 mm air-to-surface rockets, 9A4172 Vikhr-M (AT-12) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles, Igla or R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') air-to-air missiles, Kh-25MP (AS-12 'Kegler') anti-radiation missiles, FAB-500 bombs, and/or dispenser weapons. It is also equipped with a single-barrel 30 mm 2A42 gun mounted on the starboard side of the fuselage, with up to 240 armour-piercing or high-explosive fragmentation rounds.
Specifications listed in IHS Jane's All the World's Aircraft: In Service give the Ka-52 a maximum take-off weight of 11,900 kg, a service ceiling of 18,040 ft (12,800 ft in the hover), a top-speed of 189 kt (350 km/h; 217 mph), and range of 248 n miles (459 km; 285 miles).
Egypt set to receive Ka-52 attack helicopters - IHS Jane's 360
Egypt set to receive Ka-52 attack helicopters
Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
26 August 2015
Egypt is to receive about 50 Kamov Ka-52 'Hokum-B' attack helicopters before the end of the decade, a company report has disclosed.
The report by the Research and Production Corporation Precision Instrumentation Systems (JSC SPC CPR) company, which is developing the helicopter's new ECO-52 electro-optic (EO) sensor turret system, reveals that 50 of the turrets are to be delivered to Egypt between 2016 and 2019.
While each Ka-52 helicopter is to be equipped with one ECO-52 turret in place of the incumbent GOES-451 sensor, the report posted online on 25 August does not say if the stated 50 is the exact number of helicopters to be equipped or if (as is likely) it includes spare turrets.
No further details were released.
Operated by the Russian Air Force and set to enter service with the Russian Navy, the co-axial Ka-52 (Ka-52K in naval service) is largely based on the single-seat Ka-50 'Hokum' (named Black Shark/Werewolf by Kamov). With both the Ka-50 and Ka-52 sharing an 85% common airframe, the principal differences are a redesigned frontal fuselage on the Ka-52 to accommodate two crew side by side and a flattened nose for additional avionics (hence the helicopter's company moniker of 'Alligator').
Designed to engage and destroy armoured and non-armoured ground targets, as well as low-speed aerial targets, the Ka-50/52 can also be used as an armed reconnaissance platform. The helicopters is fitted with four underwing hardpoints for carrying a wide range of weaponry, including 80/120 mm air-to-surface rockets, 9A4172 Vikhr-M (AT-12) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles, Igla or R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') air-to-air missiles, Kh-25MP (AS-12 'Kegler') anti-radiation missiles, FAB-500 bombs, and/or dispenser weapons. It is also equipped with a single-barrel 30 mm 2A42 gun mounted on the starboard side of the fuselage, with up to 240 armour-piercing or high-explosive fragmentation rounds.
Specifications listed in IHS Jane's All the World's Aircraft: In Service give the Ka-52 a maximum take-off weight of 11,900 kg, a service ceiling of 18,040 ft (12,800 ft in the hover), a top-speed of 189 kt (350 km/h; 217 mph), and range of 248 n miles (459 km; 285 miles).
Egypt set to receive Ka-52 attack helicopters - IHS Jane's 360
