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Ukraine Has Learned How Hard It Is to Kill Russia’s Ka-52 Helicopter
which in turn is a variant of the Kamov Ka-50 “Black Shark” (Chyornaya akula; NATO reporting name “Hokum A”). The Katran was originally designed for use with the French-made Mistral-class amphibious ...
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Ukraine strikes key Russian base in Crimea, exposing gaps in air defence
which are a developmental version of the Ka-50 from the 1990s. These machines use a unique counter-rotating rotor system developed by the Kamov design bureau. Its major advantage is the ...