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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Russia to export 10-15 Ka-52 Alligator helicopters annually

Russia will very likely be exporting anything between 10-15 Ka-52 Alligator (NATO designation-Hokum B) attack/reconnaissance helicopters annually, according to Kamov design bureau's chief designer Sergei Mikheyev.

Production of these helicopters began Wednesday at the Progress aircraft maker, located in Russia's Far East.

"We have been involved in talks on exports of the Ka-52...and 10-15 helicopters annually appears to be a reasonable number," Sergei Mikheyev said.

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1 comment:

  1. Arda Mevlutoglu4/11/08 10:57

    Given the production rates of Russian aircraft industry, this is a fairly optimistic statement in my opinion.

    On the other hand, there was a deal between Yemen for a dozen or so Alligators a few years ago. What ever happened?

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