Russian
Defense Ministry confirms Egypt will begin receiving Kamov Ka-52 attack
helicopters later this year
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 5:07:32 PM
The Director
General of Russia's Rosoboronexport concern, Alexander Mikheev stated in
his interview with Interfax that Russia will start supplying Ka-52 Alligator
attack helicopters to Egypt in 2017. “No, the supplies haven’t started yet.
They will start this year. Everything is covered under the terms of the
contract,” Mikheev said.
On
Tuesday, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov confirmed that Egypt
will begin receiving Russian-built Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters later this
year.
The Deputy
Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Rogozin previously stated that he expected the
range of military
equipment exported to Egypt to expand, partly through the supply of
the helicopters. In December 2015, as Head of JSC Russian Helicopters, Mikheev
reported that Russia would supply forty six Ka-52 Alligator
helicopters to Egypt. It was also reported that implementation of the contract
would start in 2017.
The Ka-52
Alligator combat reconnaissance-attack helicopter has been manufactured for the
needs of the Russian Defense Ministry since 2010. The helicopter is designed
for destroying tanks, armored and unarmored combat vehicles, enemy troops,
helicopters and other enemy aircraft at the forefront and in tactical depth, in
all weather conditions and at any time of the day or night.
Original
post: uawire.org
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