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The night attack variant helicopter retains most of the structural design of the original Mi-28. The main difference is the installation of an integrated electronic combat system. Other modifications include: new main gearbox for transmitting higher power to the rotor, new high-efficiency blades with swept-shaped tips, and an engine fuel ...
The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" (Russian: Чёрная акула, romanized: Chyornaya akula, English: kitefin shark), NATO reporting name Hokum A, is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau.
It is the most advanced export version and can be armed with various armaments. In addition to transporting troops, the helicopter can also be used to attack enemy positions. [99] [100] Mi-171SH-HV and Mi-171SH-VN are more advanced versions equipped with electro-optical FLIR system and armed with anti-tank guided missiles. [101] [102] [103]
In new satellite imagery, Russia's military appears to be packing up equipment at a key airbase in Syria. The images show transport aircraft ready to load cargo at the Hmeimim Air Base on Friday.
The Mil Mi-26 (Russian: Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter. Its product code is Izdeliye 90 . Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest helicopter to have gone into serial production .
Russian attack helicopters particularly contributed to heavy Ukrainian armor losses in the counteroffensive’s first weeks, and as such, a helicopter-based strike in May or June would have had ...
Russia: Propeller: Attack/Reconnaissance: 2021: 3: 3 [86] Helicopter Kamov Ka-27 Soviet Union: Rotorcraft: Attack: 1982: 6: 6 [61] Kamov Ka-52 Russia: Rotorcraft: Attack: 2011: 137: 137: About 137 Ka-52 in service according to World Air Forces, 41 on order. [2] As of 28 May 2024 at least 48 have been lost and 12 damaged in the Russian Invasion ...
Wikipedia convention is to use the Soviet or Russian names and designations for these aircraft, not the post-World War II NATO reporting names, although these will be used as redirects to guide the reader to the desired article. The reporting names assigned by Western intelligence agencies listed here are provided for ease of reference; they ...