The Ka-50 Black Shark is a state-of-the-art and powerful battle helicopter which is in limited service with the Russian Air Force. developed by Kamov Helicopters JSC, carries the code name of NATO nonsense A, B nonsense two-seat version, Ka-52. Ka-50 is also known as a werewolf. This is a combat helicopter high performance day and night capability, endurance and a great fire power to defeat air targets and armored tanks armed with air defense. It entered service with the Russian army in 1995 and is manufactured at the Progress Sazykin Aviation Company based in Arseniev Maritime Territory, Russia.
Ka-50 "Black Shark" helicopter were armed with 12 supersonic anti-tank missiles with standard search engines against hardened targets, based on land and air, furniture 30 mm rapid-fire gun that 450 rounds of ammunition and as the bombs and the destruction of other media. Fully armored cab Ka-50 pilot safely protects against armor-piercing 12.7 mm bullets and shell fragments of 23 mm. In case of failure of the oil system Ka-50 is able to continue the combat mission in 30 minutes.
A night attack version, Ka-50N, with Samshit-50T thermal imager, laser rangefinder television day and has developed, and Kamov has also joined with Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) to produce one version, the Ka-50 Erdogan -2 which is compatible with NATO weapons and has an Israeli equipped cockpit.
