Kamov Ka-52 production in 2017

The first batch of Kamov Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters to be supplied to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation in 2017 were handed over in December 2016, well ahead of the contract schedule. Meanwhile, several fuselages for the new helicopters are currently undergoing final assembly, with another batch of Ka-52s to be handed over to the Russian MoD shortly. In 2017, Russian Helicopters, owned by Rostec State Corporation, plans to double the production volume of the Ka-52, primarily owing to commencement of construction of the first export helicopters. The first export Ka-52 has already been assembled and is now undergoing pre-delivery tests.