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Russia confirms Egyptian Ka-52 order

4th January 2016 - 16:23 GMT | by Alexander Mladenov in Sofia

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Russian Helicopters has acknowledged for the first time the existence of a contract for 46 Ka-52 coaxial rotor attack helicopters for Egypt.

Alexander Mikheev, director general of Russian Helicopters, confirmed the order was placed through Rosoboronexport, Russia’s monopolist arms export agent, and the first deliveries are slated for 2017. 

The news about the Ka-52 contact for Egypt, which is the launch export customer for the type, first surfaced in late August 2015.

AP NPK SPP company revealed it was developing a new observation and targeting day/night payload for the Ka-52 dubbed OPS-52. The company said that it had an order

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Alexander Mladenov is a Shephard correspondent based in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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