Editing Kamov Ka-50 (section)

===Ka-52 "Nile Crocodile"===
In 2015, Egypt signed a deal for the purchase of 46 Ka-52 helicopters, with a stated completion year of 2020.<ref name="tass.ru">{{cite news |url= http://tass.ru/en/defense/847966 |title= Russian Helicopters confirms agreement with Egypt for 46 Kamov Ka-52 aircraft |date= 30 December 2015 |language= ru |access-date= 23 January 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160126095058/http://tass.ru/en/defense/847966 |archive-date= 26 January 2016 |url-status= live}}</ref> [[Russian Helicopters]] started producing its first export models in early 2017, the overall production was doubled in order to meet new demands.<ref name="russianhelicopters.aero">{{cite news |url= http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/ru/press/news/first_alligator_2017/ |title= "Russian Helicopters" produced the first "Alligator" in 2017 |date= 31 January 2017 |language= ru |access-date= 6 May 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170219013837/http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/ru/press/news/first_alligator_2017/ |archive-date= 19 February 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> The first batch of 3 Ka-52 attack helicopters was delivered to Egypt in July 2017, with a second batch of another 3 helicopters being delivered in August. By year-end 2017, Egypt had received 19 Ka-52s,<ref name="ria.ru">{{cite news |date=5 March 2018 |script-title=ru:Российское оружие удержало свое место |language=ru |trans-title=Russian weapons held their place |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3566087 |url-status=live |access-date=9 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206085011/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3566087 |archive-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> but these early units came with issues related to power, night vision, navigation systems, and other avionics equipment.<ref>{{cite web |title=Egypt snaps up the 'Nile Crocodile' {{!}} Times Aerospace |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/defence/egypt-snaps-up-the-nile-crocodile |website=Times Aerospace |access-date=24 October 2023 |archive-date=29 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229225039/https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/defence/egypt-snaps-up-the-nile-crocodile |url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 December 2018, it was announced at the [[Egypt Defence Expo|Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX)]] that Ka-52s had officially entered service with the Egyptian Air Force.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lake |first1=John |title=Kamov Ka-52 in service in Egypt |url=https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2019/01/kamov-ka-52-in-service-in-egypt/ |website=Asian Military Review |date=30 January 2019 |access-date=24 October 2023 |archive-date=4 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104173603/https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2019/01/kamov-ka-52-in-service-in-egypt/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Egypt's helicopter is a modified version of the basic Ka-52 Alligator that serves in the Russian Aerospace Forces. Unlike the basic model, the Egyptian Ka-52 utilizes anti-corrosion materials and has a reinforced fuselage structure. It received new landing gear and wheels, designed for the increased takeoff weight of the helicopter. The Egyptian model features updated avionics and a new cooling system for operating in hot climate. [[Dmitry Rogozin]], Deputy Prime Minister of Russia on defense and space industry, proposed to name it the "Nile Crocodile".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.aex.ru/news/2017/9/8/174761/|title= Foreign pilots appreciated the Ka-52 helicopter|language= ru|access-date= 9 September 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170909100108/https://www.aex.ru/news/2017/9/8/174761/|archive-date= 9 September 2017|url-status= live}}</ref>

The helicopter is equipped with the new OES-52 electro-optical observation and laser targeting system, replacing the standard GOES-451 mounted under the nose.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://newstes.ru/2017/05/14/russkie-alligatory-na-eksport-podrobnosti-bolshoy-sborki-ka-52.html|title= Russian "Alligators" for export: the details of a large assembly of the Ka-52|date= 14 May 2017|language=en|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170909100011/http://newstes.ru/2017/05/14/russkie-alligatory-na-eksport-podrobnosti-bolshoy-sborki-ka-52.html|archive-date= 9 September 2017}}</ref> The new optronic system began development in 2011 as a collaboration between [[Kamov]] and [[Safran|Sagem]], and is based on the French company's STRIX sighting System.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.safran-electronics-defense.com/media/20130828_kamov-and-sagem-team-ka-52-alligator-attack-helicopter|title= Kamov and Sagem team up on Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter|date= 28 August 2013|language= en|access-date= 15 May 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170909095956/https://www.safran-electronics-defense.com/media/20130828_kamov-and-sagem-team-ka-52-alligator-attack-helicopter|archive-date= 9 September 2017|url-status= live}}</ref> The OES-52 provides greater range of target detection and recognition.

The helicopter features the Arbalet-52 dual-band coherent pulse radar, which has an Earth mapping range of 32&nbsp;km and a detection range of 25&nbsp;km for ground targets and 15&nbsp;km for aerial targets.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://oblik.msk.ru/en/product/arbalet/about|title= Arbalet / Arbalet-D Technical Characteristics|language= en|access-date= 15 May 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170909095842/http://oblik.msk.ru/en/product/arbalet/about|archive-date= 9 September 2017|url-status= dead}}</ref>

The ''Nile Crocodiles'' use President-S airborne defense systems for protection against guided missiles.<ref name="butowski p76">{{harvnb|Butowski|2022|page=76}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry2016-04-11T14:18:55+01:00 |first=Dominic |title=Russian Helicopters integrates new defensive aids suite |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/russian-helicopters-integrates-new-defensive-aids-suite/120250.article |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Flight Global |language=en |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225222413/https://www.flightglobal.com/russian-helicopters-integrates-new-defensive-aids-suite/120250.article |url-status=live}}</ref> The system includes both [[Radar warning receiver|radar]] and [[Laser warning receiver|laser]] warning receivers, [[Missile approach warning system|MAW]] sensors, chaff/flare dispensers, in addition to [[Electronic countermeasure|ECM]] and [[Directional Infrared Counter Measures|DIRCM]] jammers.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://niiekran.ru/prod_president.php |title= airborne defense system President-S |language=ru |access-date= 7 May 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170507215158/http://niiekran.ru/prod_president.php |archive-date= 7 May 2017 |url-status= dead}}</ref> Egyptian Ka-52s feature two new DIRCM sets installed on either side of the fuselage, which are different from the standard L370-5 sets.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1= Butowski |first1= Piotr |last2= Angrand |first2= Antony |date= 12 May 2017 |title= Le Ka-52 égyptien vole |url= http://www.journaux.fr/air-cosmos_avions_auto-moto-transport_157438.html |magazine= Air & Cosmos N° 2547 |publisher= journaux.fr |access-date= 15 May 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170506092840/http://www.journaux.fr/air-cosmos_avions_auto-moto-transport_157438.html |archive-date= 6 May 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> Moreover, the laser-warning system present on the Russian variants of the Ka-52 has been removed, and a L-150 Pastel radar warning receiver has been installed instead.<ref name="butowski p76" />

Egypt plans to arm its Ka-52s with Russian [[anti-tank guided missiles]]. The Air Force has chosen two types of missiles; namely the laser-guided [[9K121 Vikhr|Vikhr]] and the radar-guided [[9M120 Ataka|Ataka]] [[beam riding|beam-riding]] missiles.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news |url= http://www.armyrecognition.com/february_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/egypt_first_international_customer_for_russian_9a1472_vikhr-1_at-16_scallion_anti-tank_guided_missile_tass_12402167.html |title= Egypt first international customer for Russian 9A1472 Vikhr-1 AT-16 Scallion anti-tank guided missile |date= 24 February 2016 |language= en |access-date= 25 February 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160227061753/http://www.armyrecognition.com/february_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/egypt_first_international_customer_for_russian_9a1472_vikhr-1_at-16_scallion_anti-tank_guided_missile_tass_12402167.html |archive-date= 27 February 2016 |url-status= live}}</ref>