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Ka-52 The Russian Ka-52 “Alligator” is a modified version of the single seat Ka-50 “Black Shark” that is specifically created by Kamov as an all-weather attack helicopter and is capable of attacking ground hostiles and low-speed air targets during daytime or at night. Originally, the Kamov proposal was to develop a helicopter dedicated to conduct battlefield reconnaissance, provide target designation, support and co-ordinate group attack helicopter operations. However, the economic hardship that struck Russia in the late 1980's prompted the Kamov’s Designer General to install the reconnaissance and target designation system in the modified Ka-50. Ka-50 Now designated as Ka-52 “Alligator” (NATO reporting name Hokum B), the new version was fitted a side-by-side seating arrangement, giving an extra seat for the second crew that has the task of operating the optronics/radar reconnaissance system, a radar system with two antennas—mast-mounted for aerial targets and nose-mo...