The Russian Ministry of Defense will finalize a contract for an upgraded version of the Kamov Ka-52 in 2020. Speaking to TASS Russian News Agency on December 4, 2019, Russian Helicopters CEO Andrei Boginsky stated in regards to the upgraded Ka-52M, "There is a new development work on the further upgrade, and we started performing it from this year. We hope we will achieve contracting the next year. We will endeavor from our side to make it like with Mi-28, so that we reach a long-term contract with upgraded Ka-52."
Kamov Ka-52 Alligator (Picture source: Russian MoD) |