A powerful explosion at Russia’s Ostrov airbase destroyed and damaged several Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters, adding to mounting losses suffered during the war in Ukraine. The Ka-52, armed with 30 ...

In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a Ukrainian unit armed with a 9K38 Igla man-portable air-defense system reportedly struck a Russian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian forces have lost a Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter along with its crew. Source: Fighterbomber, a pro-war Russian ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. A video posted online this week shows a Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" ...

Ukrainian forces said on Monday that they destroyed four Russian helicopters in the Belgorod region. Kyiv used US-provided HIMARS rockets to strike the aircraft, which included formidable Ka-52s.

First flown as a prototype in 1982, the Ka-50 is a single-seat, twin-engine, contra-rotating coaxial-rotor attack helicopter. The Ka-52 is a side-by-side, twin-seat variant of the Ka-50. Power for the ...

Russia has lost one of its prized helicopters in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv's military said on Monday, after a Ukrainian brigade said it shot down a Russian fighter jet over the weekend. Ukraine's 47th ...

The cannon has a maximum rate of fire of 550 rounds a minute and can engage light-armored targets within a range of 1,500 meters (4,921 feet), soft-skinned targets and infantry at ranges of up to ...