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The Ka-52 is a modern attack helicopter of Russian origin. The Ka-52 is a further development of the earlier single seat Ka-50 and serves as a heavily armed combat reconnaissance helicopter. The NATO reporting name for the twin seat Ka-52 is “Hokum-B”. Plans for the twin seat Ka-52 started in the early 1980’s. Due to the collapse of the Soviet Union the first airframe was produced in the mid 1990’s and the first Ka-52 entered service in 2011.

Design
The Ka-52 uses two contra-rotating main rotor blades and no tail rotor. This setup is used on various helicopters designed by Kamov. Compared to the older single seat Ka-50 the fuselage is wider and the two pilots sit side by side. A rather unique setup, since most attack helicopters use a tandem layout.

Night operations
Night operations are a main focus area of the Ka-52. The nose houses a terrain following radar, a FLIR camera is mounted under the nose and the pilots have night vision helmets with built-in laser range finders. In the combat reconnaissance role the Ka-52 uses is optical suite for target acquisition and directing strikes from standoff range.

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