Ka-52

Military helicopter, Russia. In service since 2011

How to recognise it

Two stacked contra-rotating rotors and no tail rotor, side-by-side cockpit.

Also known as

Alligator, Hokum-B

Used by

Russia, Egypt

Same family

Naming one of these instead still scores family points.

• Ka-50

Other helicopters

• A129 Mangusta / T129 ATAK
• AH-1Z Viper
• AH-64D Apache
• AH-64E Apache
• Airbus H145M
• AW101 Merlin
• AW159 Wildcat
• Bell UH-1 Huey
• CH-47 Chinook
• CH-53 Stallion
• Ka-27 / Ka-29
• MH-60R Seahawk

All 24 helicopters

Sources

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• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamov Ka-50