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Ka-52 Alligator

air4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:Kamov / Russian HelicoptersIntroduced: 2011|Status: active|Origin: Russia

AIRSPEC // KA-52-ALLIGATOR

FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$16.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typehelicopter

Categoryair

Country🇷🇺Russia

ContractorKamov / Russian Helicopters

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced2011

Service StatusActive

Data SourceRussian Aerospace Forces / Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

88/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

35/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length16 m

Width14.5 m

Height4.9 m

Weight10,800 kg

Crew2 personnel

Max Speed315 km/h

Range1,100 km

Endurance2.5 hrs

Ceiling5,500 m

Fuel Capacity1,487 L

Powerplant2x Klimov VK-2500 turboshaft engines driving contra-rotating coaxial rotors (2400 hp each)

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

460 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Shipunov 2A42 30mm side-mounted autocannon460 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

9M127-1 Vikhr-1 supersonic laser beam-riding anti-tank missiles (10 km range)S-8 rocket pods

GUIDED MISSILES

12x 9M127-1 Vikhr-1Kh-39 LMUR light multipurpose guided missiles9K38 Igla-S

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

FH01 Arbalet-52 dual-band radar (nose and mast mounted)(25 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Pastel radar warning receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

National Aerospace Prime🇷🇺

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇷🇺

Advanced Military Turbofan / TurboshaftVendor: Safran Aircraft EnginesThrust/Power: High-Performance Military Rating

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇷🇺

Integrated AESA Radar SuiteManufacturer: Thales GroupArchitecture: AESA Sensor System

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇷🇺

Precision Guided Munitions SuiteVendor: Rheinmetall AGPayload: Multi-Role Ordinance

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇷🇺

Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: Teledyne FLIR

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionheavy

Armor Thickness80 mm

CountermeasuresL370 Vitebsk / President-S directional IR countermeasure (DIRCM) laser turrets, UV-26 flare dispensers

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioStrelets reconnaissance command and datalink system

Satellite UplinkNo

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$16,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$6,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$3,200

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

2 Operator Nations~186 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇷🇺Russia	Domestic Operator	140units
🇪🇬Egypt	Export Operator	46units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

95/100

Mobility

90/100

Protection

86/100

Sensors

90/100

Reliability

82/100

Maintainability

78/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceRussian Aerospace Forces / Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company

Last Verification Date2026-10-07