First flown as a prototype in 1982, the Ka-50 is a single-seat, twin-engine, contra-rotating coaxial-rotor attack helicopter. The Ka-52 is a side-by-side, twin-seat variant of the Ka-50. Power for the ...
Russia has lost 40 of its best attack helicopters. The Kremlin bills the Kamov Ka-52 Alligator as the "world's best helicopter gunship." Russia's total confirmed helicopter losses are now at 101. The ...