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JSC Kamov Bureau Kamov Ka-52 "Alligator"

General information
Type Attack helicopter, scout helicopter
National origin Soviet Union / Russia
Manufacturer Kamov
Status In service
Primary users Russian Aerospace ForcesRussian Naval Aviation
Egyptian Air Force
Number built Ka-50: 18–19
Ka-52: >196
History
Manufactured 1990–present
Introduction date 28 August 1995
First flight Ka-50: 17 June 1982
Ka-52: 25 June 1997
Ka-52M: 9 January 2023
Developed from Kamov V-80
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Kamov Ka-52 "Alligator" NATO reporting name: 'Hokum B'



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 was designed in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995. The Ka-50 is manufactured by the Progress company in Arsenyev. It is used as a heavily armed scout helicopter and has a rescue ejection system, rare for helicopters. During the late 1990s, Kamov and Israel Aerospace Industries developed a tandem-seat cockpit version, the Kamov Ka-50-2 "Erdogan" (Russian: Эрдоган, Turkish: Erdoğan), to compete in Turkey's attack helicopter competition. Kamov also designed another two-seat variant, the Kamov Ka-52 "Alligator" (Russian: Аллигатор, NATO reporting name: Hokum B). The Ka-52's unit cost is US$16 million as of 2023.[

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    Ka-52 "Alligator"

    Ka-52 "061", Zhukovski, 2009

    In the early 1980s, while comparative tests of the V-80 (Ka-50 prototype) and the Mi-28 were being conducted, the Kamov design team came up with a proposal to develop a dedicated helicopter to conduct battlefield reconnaissance, provide target designation, support and coordinate group attack helicopter operations based on the Ka-60. However, the economic hardships that hit the nation in the late 1980s hampered this new development program. This prompted Kamov's Designer General to choose a modified version of Ka-50 on which to install the reconnaissance and target designation system. The modified "Black Shark" required a second crew member to operate the optotronics/radar reconnaissance suite. Kamov decided to use side-by-side seating arrangement, due to the verified improvements in co-operation between the crew members. This twin-seat version was designated Ka-52

    Variants Military

    Ka-52K "Katran" of the Russian Navy
    Russian Aerospace Forces Kamov Ka-52 cockpit

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NATO reporting name: 'Hokum B'

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JSC Kamov Design Bureau Kamov Ka-52 "Alligator" NATO reporting name: 'Hokum B'

JSC Kamov Design Bureau
Kamov Ka-52 "Alligator"
NATO reporting name: 'Hokum B'

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)
  • Empty weight: 7,700 kg 
  • Gross weight: 9,800 kg (21,605 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 10,800 kg
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  • Powerplant: 2 × Klimov VK-2500 turboshaft engines, (2,400 shp) each
  • Main rotor diameter: 2 × 14.5 m 
  • Main rotor area: 330.3 m2 (3,555 sq ft) contra-rotating 3-bladed main rotors
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Specifications

  • Maximum speed: 315 km/h 
  • Cruise speed: 270 km/h 
  • Never exceed speed: 350 km/h 
  • Range: 545 km (339 mi, 294 nmi)
  • Combat range: 470 km 
  • Ferry range: 1,160 km 
  • Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
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Armament

        • Guns: 1 × mobile semi-rigid 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon (460 rounds total, dual feeding AP or HE-Frag)
        • Hardpoints: 6 × under-wing hardpoints, plus 2 on wingtips for countermeasures or air-to-air missiles with a capacity of 2,000 k
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NATO reporting name: 'Hokum B'

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The new version announced by the Russian Ministry of Defence in 2018 eventually crystalized into the Ka-52M; 114 helicopters of this new version are to be acquired. Additionally, older Ka-52s are to be upgraded to Ka-52M standard. The contract for the first 30 Ka-52Ms was signed in August 2021. A new contract was signed in August 2022. Upgrades embodied in the Ka-52M include a modernized GOES-451M electro-optical targeting turret with an increased range, stronger undercarriage wheels, and improved cockpit ergonomics, with better adaptation to the use of night-vision goggles.

Kamov Design Bureau Kamov Ka-52 'Aligator'

The Ka-50 and its two-seat version Ka-52 are high-performance combat helicopters with day and night capability,

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For its own protection, Ka-50 is fitted with a radar warning receiver, electronic warfare system and chaff and flare dispensers.

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