Russian helicopters Ka-52, located in Crimea, in the event of military action could successfully confront the Ukrainian S-300, deployed along the southern border, FAN opinion leads a military analyst with the Malta Babak Tagveya.
The expert made this conclusion based on the results of the exercise of the Russian 39th regiment of military aviation and air defense forces of the Russian Federation in the Dzhankoy area..
In case of war with Ukraine 16 Ka-52 helicopters can be used to destroy ground-based air defense systems, deployed near the front line, considers Tagway.
He called the Russian KA-52 "killers" of the Ukrainian air defense, represented by S-300 complexes. It is "Alligators", According to him, will have to do the main work on the destruction of anti-aircraft systems.
According to the expert, in modern warfare, about a third of combat aviation sorties are assigned to counter enemy air defense systems in order to prevent or minimize possible losses from surface-to-air missiles.
earlier it was reported, that the Ka-52 will be finalized taking into account the experience of their combat use in Syria. First of all, it is planned to strengthen the reservation of the car without increasing its total mass.. Besides, it is planned to upgrade the gyro-stabilized optoelectronic system in the nose of the helicopter, as well as modify the means of destruction to increase the effective range.
As for the war with Ukraine, then recently Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on this occasion, that Russia is not going to fight with its neighbor, but in the event of an armed provocation from Kyiv, ready to give a decisive answer.
