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The first Ka-52K helicopters for the Mistral class amphibious assault ships will be built in Russia in 2012. Photo from talks.guns.ru

First Ka-52K Alligator helicopters for Mistral LHDs to be built in Russia in 2012

The first experimental batch of the Ka-52K Alligator attack helicopters for the Mistral class helicopter carriers will be built in Russia in 2012. This was announced September 3 by the Managing Director of the Progress Helicopter Holding, Yury Denisenko.
 
All the Mistral LHDs, the first of which is to enter service in the Russian Navy in 2014, are planned to be equipped with helicopters Ka-52K and Ka-29.
 
"The Ka-52K helicopters shall be industrialized in 2014, while the pilot batch is going to be produced in 2012", he said.
 
Control of Russia’s littoral regions, which includes large stretches of coasts and zones like the Baltic Sea and much of the Black Sea, depends heavily on helicopters and UAVs. The Mistral Class LHDs would go a long way toward improving Russia’s capabilities in these areas, if coupled with the necessary training and equipment investments. The introduction of Russia’s Ka-52 Alligator coaxial scout/attack helicopter, for instance, would also add considerable attack punch to any Russian LHD and to the Mistrals in particular.

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