Vid-rel Ka-52M attack helicopter engages UAVs with its 30 mm 2A42 cannon, using programmable (remote detonation) ammunition.https://youtu.be/5IkOvoKRAOcThats how Russia rediscovers its vast helicopter fleet currently. Helicopters recently gained rather a poor opinion as platforms of the future due to their low survavibility in modern conflicts due to long range cost-effective AA systems. But they could actually play a significant role as anti-drone platforms if equipped in proper radars and ammo.
HELICOPTER!HELICOPTER!
I always liked Russian helicopters, they look cool.The only answer to drones is bigger drones or tiny, undetectable drones.
>>540933652Hundreds drones a day are being shot down over Russia with using cheap FPV interceptors - but helicopters could be an additional asset.
>>540933652Drone helicopters
>>540933652I hate russian choppers in bf3. They are designed stupid.
>>540933854>but helicopters could be an additional asset.Especially against slow Ukrainian piston drones like FP-1/FP-2. Their max speed is 200km/h while Ka-52s speed is 300km/h. Helicopters are much cheaper to field than jets. Vast majority of current Ukrainian drones are rather slow 100-150km/h.
Why let a cheap propeller plane do the job when you can send an expensive helicopter? Another Russian MIC grift.
>>540934878Cheap planes have no modern AESA radars. The upgraded Ka-52M features the Rezets AESA radar, enabling detection of low-RCS aerial targets including drones like Ukraines FP-2 at useful ranges
>>540933389>imagine thinking that those are programmable rounds. Those aren't even proximity-fused anti-drone rounds.You polack niggers are really funny.
>>540935355this "polack" creates 5-10 threads every day and uses AI to enhance and spam. he doesnt engage any posts but to CTRL+V pro-russian delusions.
>>540934878The small propeller plane industry is very much dead. Tech hasn't been updated in 60 years
>>540935428I'm also pro-russian, but that video doesn't show what he is claiming.
Finally some aviation kino.
>>540935355You are fkn dumb, dude.https://www1.ru/en/news/2026/02/20/vertolety-ka-52m-polucili-30-mm-boepripasy-s-distancionnym-podryvom-dlia-effektivnoi-borby-s-bpla.htmlThese rounds were designed to counter drones and they are programmable but they are not typical for standard 30mm munution of this type hence visuals might be deceptive
>>540935572Not clicking on that link, kek
>>540933389the question is why someone with polish flag is cheering to enemy russia so much, enemy that would love to genocide you.Trully strange...
>>540933389Ruskies were losing helis to MANPADS and ATGMs left and right before drones were really in heavy use by Ukraine. Some of the best kino came from that time.
>>540935683Bolanda is being biologically, culturally and industrially genocided by USrael and the West since 1990, this dumb peasant nation will stop existing in few decades, especially after 2021/2022 mRNA inoculation. Russia has nothing to do with this but it will be forced to use a power projection against this futureless shithole if local foreign agents decide to drag it into the war for the interest of the bankrupt West.
>>540935355>programmable (remote detonation)Now anyone with more than 2.5 neurons would understand, or they would fucking jewgle and find out that that means explosive rounds with a time fuze where the time can be set so it explodes in close proximity to a target. No need for proxy, just a timer. Been done for over 100 years.Except nafotroons don't seem to have more than 1.95 neurons so that's that I guess.By the way, just because the ruskies are the enemy doesn't mean you can just underestimate them out of hand. That kinda gets you killed.
>>540933389An aircraft-mounted mini CIWS? Sounds kinda cool reallyI'd love to see this evolves to something crazy like a modified phalanx or bofor mounted on a large ass airplane in the future
How much does the tech and a single round cost compared to a drone?
>>540935683>>540935795BTW, Russia is being _angelically_ patient for years already towards impotent aggressivr Bolanda that serves as a weapon supply route to Ukraine. Only Russians being civilized and moderate can explain why this defenceless shithole wasnt kinetically punished for this yet - surely not a "NATO membership".
>>540936086Depends. Using helicopters for shooting down 1000 dollar worth drones aint cost-effective, even fuel alone is more expensive. But shooting down $200k FP-2 drones that can burn some infrastructure is already cost effective. Rounds are a fracture of missile cost.
>>540933389FLAK is back.
>>540935488>but that video doesn't show what he is claiming.His video decriptions are never accurate. He is telling us what he heard in a dream and uses AI to fluff it out and increase frequency.
>>540933389Useless crap, flying coffin.
>>540935629
>>540933389will only work until some smart ass puts a cannon on a drone and shoots back
>>540937136Ka-52M sctually has plenty superiorities over your newest Airbus Tiger. Coaxial rotors deliver superior yaw authority, hover stability, compactness and power efficiency. Higher MTOW enables x2 greater payload. Stronger armor plus unique ejection seats improve crew survivability. The 30 mm 2A42 cannon fires heavier, faster projectiles for better penetration/range. Higher service ceiling and more powerful engines support hot/high operations. LMUR missiles offer extended standoff range (up to 15 km vs your 8 km Hellfire/Spike). Ka-52M is a decent machine. It is actually sad that it is now being used for such trivial tasks like anti-drone combat xD
>>540937312>will only work until some smart ass puts a cannon on a drone and shoots backRussians already do such stuff on some of their Geran-4. Some mysterious/poorly-explained recent F-16/MiG-29 losses in Ukraine might be attributed to this.
>>540933389>wobble>wobble>wobbleThese pieces of crap shake themselves appart
>>540937411Those new Gerans could probably just fly into them, some pretty cool tech.
>>540937473The time of the attack helicopters is over.They had their uses, but now they are about as usefull as an armored train or a batlleship.
>>540937641The future of anti-drone weapon are smart AI powered FPV interceptors. Basically drones vs drones xD There is no more cost effective and better solution so far.Vid-rel: Russia fields FPV-interceptors, both air- and land-ones. For example the newest version of Elka drone interceptor features enhanced AI that autonomously selects the optimal ramming trajectory and ideal impact point on the target, “clinging” tightly until collision. It is fire-and-forget: after launch (handheld, up to 3 km range), onboard AI tracks, predicts, and guides kinetically without warhead or radio link, making it EW-resistant. Weighing 1.3 kg and reaching around 300 km/h, it costs roughly $500 - far below many FPV or fixed-wing drones it destroys, enabling economical mass deployment versus costly missiles. No single NATO country fields such tech yet.Also:GUR: Russia is mass-producing the "Sokol-I" interceptor and can manufacture up to 60,000 per monthhttps://news.liga.net/en/war/news/gur-russia-is-mass-producing-the-sokol-i-interceptor-and-can-manufacture-up-to-60-000-per-monthRussian troops create interceptor drone with maximum speed of over 500 km/hThe Astra-PVO can destroy unmanned aerial vehicles by kinetic energy or by a warheadhttps://tass.com/defense/2168713Ukraine races to counter Russias jet Shaheds with a 600-kph interceptorhttps://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-tests-600-kph-jet-interceptor-against-russia-s-jet-powered-shahed-drones-50632656.html
>>540938082Finally those who can produce more drones and antidrones win in the end. Such industrial/resource powerhouses like Russia and China have structural superiority in this field imo
>>540933389
>>540937641Or main battle tank. Why'd you skip that one?
>>540935683Russia has done nothing to Poland, its Ukraine drone striking Polish farmers.Faggot shill
>>540937641I think it was always going to end this way. Pilots are just a dead weight. Minus the Pilot and you can engage with much more radical concepts and designs. The time it takes to go from planning to deployment is drastically reduced. You can iterate a hundred times faster on a prototype drone than a manned aircraft. This is going to be a death knell for aircraft carriers as well, maybe naval ships in general. Decades to design and build only to be put at risk by a submersible drone.
>>540938232oy vey!
>>540937335>drone flies into it
>>540938367>>540938386>>540938333>>540938286>>540938251buttblasted croach is seething alright FABs away !
>>540938386>years agoOkay grandpa thanks for the contribution.
>>540933389>vast helicopter fleetLMAO
We gave 16 of these Super Tucanos to the Taliban. I think they would make excellent drone killers.>slower operating speed single prop>more manueverable at low speeds
>>540938480>buttblasted croach is seething alright>FABs away !
>>540938569Even ukraine says you are a retarded faggot>https://united24media.com/latest-news/how-many-mi-8-helicopters-is-russia-producing-amid-war-and-sanctions-14312>Russia’s Aerospace Forces are estimated to operate around 300 Mi-8s. However, the fleet is significantly larger, as the helicopters are also used by other security and government agencies, including the FSB, the FSB Border Service, the National Guard (Rosgvardiya), and several federal ministries.
>>540938579Remove the cockpit and you cut the size of that in half, drastically increasing thrust to weight and loiter time. It's actually a worry that we are falling so far behind in some ways. Guess it would have been a hard sell trying to convince western politicians that suicide drones would be the future. Much easier if you were a sandnigger or a hohol terrorist.
>>540933389cooltoo bad it's used against our white brothers instead of communists and muslim invadersI hate european wars so much it's unreal
>>540938849>2022Look at this stupid faggot shitting up the thread.
>>540935467You’re fucking retarded
>>540935467Only because MIC saw greater profits with missiles, and jet engines.>The continuous sonic booms from the propeller tips created a screech so intense that it caused severe nausea, headaches, and even seizures among ground crews, leading the military to abandon the project.Make an upscaled thunderscreech, create a swarm of them. Line them up evenly so their brain damage inducing shock waves give a continuous wall. Then just fly them over your enemy's population center.
>>540938876You would think a stunt plane type of aircraft would be perfect for chasing the larger faster drones.
>>540938939Wow, much technology, very money
>>540938082Drone hits into russia is still increasing
>>540939030Would make senseI watched a Mig 29 dragging its ass trying to line up a Geran over Odessa recently. Could have just used a crop duster for 1/100th the price.
>>540938967Reverse image is a bitchThats a copter bought by Nigeria.Is there any deception you faggots wont try to get away with?>Nigerien military helicopter crashes at Niamey airport, killing three
>>540939204>nigeriayup!
>>540939055>t. Buttblasted shitskin squatting in a White nation
>>540939055You will never get a loicense for those in England.
>>540935683He might think that it is better to cheer for Russia than globohomo and jews, I guess... What you cheer for? Globohomo and jews?
>>540939278fuck thats a cool ass plane
>>540933389I wonder why they aren't using turboprop aircrafts for intercepting drones/cruise missiles, Ukrainians are doing that already.
>>540935683>>540939422
>>540938286LOL, holy shit this is stupid picture. :DWhat is your mrna-jab status?
>>540933389How many ka52s have they left? They've lost so many. Even to fpv drones.
>540939268>freedom index
>>540939457Helicopter or Turboprop both works.But Iran war shows that fast paced jets are way too expensive and fast and errors are costly
>>540939484>lies and more liesNobody takes you seriously here, so why bother?
>>540939513SAAR THE RUSSIANS ARE LITERALLY BRINGING HELICOPTERS BACK WITH A TIME MACHINE A DAY BEFORE THEY LOST IT !!!!
>>540939533>austrian
>>540933389>digital proxy shells are magic to goyimwelcome to the 80s
>>540939575Derail the thread so no one can discuss the OP
>>540938569Rookie numbers, USA lost 5,607 helicopters during Vietnam war.If Russia could afford such losses they could take Kiev simple with a helicopter run.
>>540939685>you are most likely rightOP´s video was kinda cool, btw. I like this kind of kino much more than drone slaughter vids.
>>540938579It would be kino if people started using zeppelins again. If it's far enough from the front there's no risk of someone shooting it down. An unmanned zeppelin could loiter practically indefinitely and take shots at drones until it runs out of ammo.
>>540939685There's nothing to discuss. The 'pole' is full of shit. Every day he is shilling Russian wunderwaffe that don't exist or if they do, don't work. The other day he was shilling the russian anti drone system they fielded on some tanks. The tanks were all blown up by drones before they even reached the front. He's just a russian shill with the usual firehose of falsehood.
Fuck copters, bring back my nigga Gloster Gladiator
>>540939874+1, but both manned and unmanned. anti-drone platforms and drone-to-drone carriers.
>>540933389what happens when the Ukrainians start mounting Iglas and Stingers to their drones?
>>540939810can they lost more? only 133 were build, they lost (to 2025 - so in 3 years) half of them!how many mutts build choppers? they lost half? I think not.
>>540939903pissing into an ocean of piss is still pissing, anon.
>>540940018that is too expensive (igla is about $80.000), they have fpv interceptors for gerans
>>540939903>The other day he was shilling the russian anti drone system they fielded on some tanks.>The tanks were all blown up by drones before they even reached the front.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQD9kSsiDdA
>>540939874Zeppelin as drone refuel station could work>Fly drones upwards to zeppelin/balloon with solar panels>Recharge them there>Fly them from there with extended rangeOn a second thought this is retarded. But the concept isnt, Ukraine used weather balloons to lift drones high for extended range
>>540940007>>540940133I just like zeppelins they're cool and I wish we would use them again, I'm sure we could find suitable applications.
>>540937335it s useless, like tanks. A $2000 drone would destroy it.
>>540940174>like zeppelinscheck out cargo lifter. I think company got bankrupted, but they had modern zeppelins.
>>540933480FPBP
>>540940096I meant for shooting down Russia's anti-drone armed helicopters.
>>540939079>reports ukraineokay
>>540940254>lands it in the beach>takes off again instead of bailingwhat was he thinking?
>>540939689bro took 3 business days to emergency land
>>540940309it's not that unbelievable.friend of foe systems aren't exactly a surefire thing. you're an operator of an air defense battery, you see a giant return of a real helicopter, you gotta make a decision to act.
>>540940174And I still like your idea. Drone carrier zeppelins with radars - manned in my opinion. Cargolifter already has most of the tech needed. Then you just put radars on it and fill it up with antidrone drones.
>>540940357>too much walking for vodka bottle
>>540939513They have more KS52s than they did in 2022, faggot
>>540940278informative video, thanks anon.
>>540940097Aye. Arena m. It's got 12 shots. The Ukrainians found it was as effective as the turtle tanks. It took #0 drones to kill the tank. Same as a turtle. Just costs a fuck load more than welding shit onto it.
>>540940525No. They don't.
>>540940548Tank 114 shot down multiple drones though so it kind of works.
>>54094054820*
>>540940548You did not watch video. You are not needed here. You bring 0 value to us.
>>540939513about 50, they are endangered species
>>540940600They got 7. It's completely pointless. Drones cost fuck all. You just swarm the tank until it runs out of ammo.
>>540940615I don't need to watch the video. I already know what happened down to the fucking shot count and drones used.
>>540940651Russian tanks could shoot down zero before hand.
>>540933480is this an Amagi Brilliant Park reference?
>>540940590>>540940621https://en.defence-ua.com/news/after_36_ka_52k_order_china_may_buy_48_ka_52m_helicopters_from_russia-17835.html
>>540940685Apparently you dont. I can tell, because you post lies. You bring 0 value to us.
>>540933389>programmable (remote detonation) ammunitiondo you know how the fuze is set?and how much it costsRheinmetall is charging €1000 for their 30 mm programmable shells iirc
>>540933389RVSSIA WINS AGAIN!!!!
>>540935683>enemy russiawhose enemy?i'm not a gangetian yid hohol
>>540940811>i'm not a gangetian yid hohol
>>540940590Fuck off faggot shill.Even ukraine admits they build 40/year.>https://www.globalmilitary.net/news/russia-ka-52-alligator-losses-since-2022-gmn-data/#google_vignette>Attrition, however, has not shrunk the fleet. GlobalMilitary.net fleet records show around 138 Ka-52s in active Russian service in 2026 — 135 with the Aerospace Forces and three with Naval Aviation — up from 119 at the start of the full-scale invasion, as deliveries of new-build airframes, including the upgraded Ka-52M, have more than offset combat losses. Open-source tracker Oryx, which uses a broader methodology counting damaged and captured airframes as well as visually confirmed destructions, puts the type's cumulative toll above 60.
>>540940693True but all they've done is added a complex and expensive system that can easily be overpowered by cheap fpv drones anyway. There's NO shortage of those.
>>540940709>MayJust like India 'might' buy the su57. (It won't)
>>540940911that's true, tanks kinda obsolete until they solve that problem.
>>540940746>You bring 0 value to us.I bring facts, figures and truth. You have nothing but fanfiction and lies. You have no value.
>>540940911Why you try to look "smart and knowing" when we already know that you are full of shit? :D >>540940941read the article, faggot. You bring 0 value to us.
>>540940973You lied about the tank system and about the helicopters. That makes you a liar. You are negative value now to your cause. How many mrna-shots you took?
>>540933480fpbp
>>540940872it was real in your mind?
>>540936699ur ID is toilEt4 lmao
>>540941057What lie did I tell about the arena m?
Is this why russian shills are so seethy? Ukraine blew up their tranny pills supplier.
>>540941163>What lie did I tell about the arena m?Here:>>540940911>can easily be overpowered>>540940685>I already know what happened down to the fucking shot count and drones used.>>540940651>It's completely pointless.>>540940548>The Ukrainians found it was as effective as the turtle tanks. It took 20 drones to kill the tank. Same as a turtle.
>>540941097>wikipediaNot even the ukrainian media is as fake and gay as you Do you have no shame faggot?
>>540933389Pretty clever and big if true, I was always wondering if there would be a legitimate counter to FPV drones or not given how small and nimble they move even if they aren't particularly fast. But this could be a game changer for Frontline soldiers if having a helicopter as a weapons platform that can run point defense and fly faster than these drones is effective enough to where they can consistently detect and spray down the strike and surveillance drones and triangulate the position of operators. But this would require the air superiority war to go on in the food chain of war.
>>540941303>can easily be overpoweredIt was easily overpowered. It was a kill before it even reached an effective firing position. Everything I said is true.
>>540934878Electronics and a lot of ammo on those helicopters.
>>540941347you lost tranny!
