The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video of the joint operation of the helicopters Ka-52 and Mi-24, operating in the Ukraine war
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According to MDR information, an impressive arsenal: Ka-52 attack and reconnaissance helicopters and Mi-24 combat helicopters from the Central Military District carry out combat missions in the NMD zone.
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Helicopters operate in mixed pairs to enhance the attack potential of individual crews.
The Army aviation targets enemy ground targets with guided and unguided projectiles. The base equipment affected by the Ukrainian Armed Forces consists of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.
24-hour readiness of combat vehicles is ensured by the technical and engineering team, which checks instrument readings, the condition of components, and assemblies after each flight.
Kamov Ka-52
The Ka-52 is a Russian-made attack helicopter, manufactured by the Kamov company. It was based on the Ka-50 developed in the 1980s and introduced into active service in the Russian Armed Forces in 1995. In 2008, the updated version called Ka-52 was launched by Kamov. Considered one of the most advanced helicopters of its kind, it is armed with a 30 mm automatic cannon on the nose, as well as air-to-ground missile launchers, also being capable of targeting airborne objects. Each unit of this aircraft costs an average of US$ 16 million. It has a cruising speed of 270 km/h and an operational range of 545 km.
It’s used as a heavy attack and escort helicopter, with strong armor and a variety of weapons. Its two coaxial rotors provide great stability and maneuverability.
Mil Mi-24
The Mil Mi-24, is a low-capacity troop transport and attack helicopter produced by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant in 1970 and operated since 1972 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and more than thirty other nations. Its export designation is Mi-35.
Of significant size, its most notable variants are the Mi-25 and Mi-35. Soviet pilots nicknamed this aircraft the “flying tank” (in Russian: letayushchiy tank). Other unofficial names it received were Krokodil (“Crocodile”) because of the new helicopter’s camouflage, and Stakan (“Glass”), due to the large glass windows around the cockpit of the initial Hind A version.
In October 2007, the Russian Air Force announced that by 2015 it would replace about 250 Mi-24 helicopters with the latest three hundred Mil Mi-28 attack helicopters and, possibly, the Kamov Ka-52.