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Egypt to buy more Apaches after faced difficulties of Russian-made Ka-52 helicopters
According to a local source, Egypt has decided to buy more AH-64E Apaches after country’s armed forces faced with technical difficulties of Russian-made Ka-52 helicopters. Russian-made Ka-52 helicopter problems were mainly of a technical nature
New Ka-52 have technical problems with engine installations, avionics, navigation systems, and night vision systems. At hot-climate conditions engine of Ka-52 significantly loses its power in different flight regimes. Also, avionics and navigation systems are untrustworthy which can give rise to an accident situation.