Ka-50 Single-Seat Combat Helicopter
Companies & Organizations:
Rosoboronexport Open Joint Stock Company
27, Stromynka Street
Moscow, 107076
The Ka-50 combat helicopter is designed to engage armoured and unarmoured materiel, low-speed air targets, and personnel on the battlefield. The helicopter is capable of conducting autonomous operations from unprepared sites for a long period of time. The Ka-50’s unique flight performance enables efficient combat operation in rugged, alpine, and urban terrain, and gives the helicopter a clear advantage in highly manoeuvrable dogfights. The helicopter boasts excellent controllability, especially in the airspeed envelope of up to 100 km/h, irrespective of the ground wind direction and speed, and can be efficiently used in hovering ambushes.
Equipment
The onboard avionics suite supports allweather, round-the-clock flight control, navigation, and weapons delivery. The helicopter’s high battlefield survivability is provided by the innovative design, armoured cockpit capable of withstanding 12.7mm round hits, and ECM assets. The Ka-50 pilot is provided with an ejection seat.
Armament
The Ka-50 armament comprises 12 Vikhr ATGMs, four Igla-V missiles, up to 80 S-8 rockets in B8V20-A pods. The helicopter carries one built-in 2A42 restricted-swivel cannon with 460-round ammunition load.
Take-off weight, kg:
normal 9,800
maximum 11,300
Max combat load weight, kg
2,500
Air speed, km/h:
maximum 300
cruising 275
Climb rate, m/s
13
Hovering ceiling, m
4,200
Range, km
450
Powerplant
2 x TV3-117VMA turboshafts
Crew
1
20/09/2017
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the helicopter Ka-52 accidentally fired a missile at the car. "The guidance system of one of the helicopters Ka-52 was made incorrect target. As a result of falling rockets damaged one of the trucks without the people", — said the press service of the Western Military District.
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21/08/2017
The Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) will demonstrate a wide range of military helicopters at the International military- technical forum "ARMY-2017" that will take place in the congress exhibition center "Patriot" in the city of Kubinka from August 22 to August 27.
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16/02/2017
28/10/2016
MOSCOW, October 28. /TASS/. Experience in combat employment of army helicopters, which the Russian helicopter crews have gained in Syria has helped the military to design new methods of protection against air defenses, Gen Oleg Chesnokov, the chief of combat training of army aviation at the Russian Aerospace Force told reporters on Thursday. "The specifics of army aviation operations in any local conflict, including the current conflict in Syria are analyzed carefully to expose the weaknesses and strengths in the training of pilots and in the ways of operating technologies depending on the geography and details of the situation," Gen Chesnokov said.
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Russian Federation