However, that didn't stop Russian engineers from figuring out a solution. The Ka-52 all-weather attack helicopter is the only helicopter in active service with the ability to eject its crew of two.

Russia's Ka-52 attack helicopter has been imposing a high cost on Ukraine's counteroffensive this summer. The threat imposed by the Russian aircraft led the Ukrainian media to nickname it "Putin's ...

It’s not totally accurate to describe the Russian air force’s Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters as death traps. But it’s not totally inaccurate, either. The air force went into Russia’s wider ...

Commander of the aircraft is dead," posted the pro-Ukrainian X account Special Kherson Cat, next to an image of a Kamov Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter. It was citing the Telegram channel of Russian ...

An Mi-28 attack helicopter in or near Ukraine. After taking a brutal beating in the first year of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, the Russian air force’s attack helicopter regiments—what’s ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

One of the newest Russian attack helicopters to enter service is the Ka-52 Alligator. This helicopter is an advanced iteration of the Ka-50 Black Shark and a big leap forward in combat capabilities.

Russia has lost 40 of its best attack helicopters. The Kremlin bills the Kamov Ka-52 Alligator as the "world's best helicopter gunship." Russia's total confirmed helicopter losses are now at 101.

The Ka-52 Alligator is one of the newest combat helicopters to come out of Russia. Introduced in 2010, these are state-of-the-art attack helicopters designed for close-air support and anti-tank ...