Russia - Egypt military contracts

One of the first Ka-52 helicopters for Egypt







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MiG-29M2 fighter in the color of the Air Force of Egypt

As reported by the Algerian resource "MenaDefense" in the material "Exclusive! First picture of an egyptian MiG-29/35, on March 31, the first sample of a MiG-29M2 fighter (number 811) was built, commissioned by Egypt. The photo was taken on the territory of the Flight Research Institute. M. M. Gromov in Zhukovsky. It is assumed that the first aircraft will be handed over to the customer in the second quarter of 2017.



On the bmpd side, we note that for the first time in the open sources that the 46 MiG-29M/M2 fighters were agreed to Egypt, Alexei Nikolskyi said in an article in May 2015, "Egypt will load the Russians with work." A contract has been agreed to supply 46 MiG-29 fighters to Egypt. He opens new perspectives to one of the most famous Russian companies in the world "in the Vedomosti newspaper.

As reported by RIA Novosti on February 5, 2016, Rosoboronexport in April 2015 concluded a contract with one of the countries of North Africa [Egypt-bmpd] for the delivery of more than 50 MiG-29M/M2 fighters of new construction, two aircraft must be shipped as early as the end of 2016. This was stated by Aleksey Beskibalov, Deputy Director General of the Russian Aircraft Building Corporation MiG, who arrived in Nizhny Novgorod to take part in the celebrations marking the 84th anniversary of the formation of the Nizhny Novgorod Sokol aircraft plant (which was part of the MiG-based Rocket and Space Corps).

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A good analyse of Egypt capabilities with the new Migs, first one that is not biased and without stupid propaganda.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/feature/5/178725/russia-sees-opportunities-as-egypt-rebuilds-its-air-force.html

Tests of the first Ka-52 helicopters built for Egypt

The Press Service of PJSC Arseniev Aviation Company Progress on May 5, 2017, distributed photographic materials on the flight tests of the first military helicopters Ka-52 in export performance, manufactured by the plant under contract for Egypt. The helicopters have not been painted yet.



On the bmpd side, we recall that Egypt in 2015 signed a contract with Rosoboronexport JSC to acquire 46 Ka-52 helicopters with deliveries in 2017-2018. A distinctive feature of the Ka-52 in the performance for Egypt is the provision of their new optic-electronic sighting system of the ECO-52 developed by JSC "Scientific Production Corporation" Precision Instrumentation Systems, installed under the nose of the helicopter instead State opto-electronic system GOES-451. According to the previously published report of NPK SPP for 2014, this company planned to start mass production of the UES-52 in 2016 and put in 2016-2019 about 50 sets of the system.

For the first time, the ECO-52 system was demonstrated on one of the pre-production helicopters of the ship variant Ka-52K, represented in the exposition of the MAKS-2015 airshow in Zhukovsky in August 2015. In August 2016, a test sample of the Ka-52 helicopter with the aircraft number "51 yellow" (the third prototype, serial number 01-01), equipped with the ECO-52 system with the aim of testing it, was observed in the Moscow region in August 2016.

Apparently, ECO-52 was developed on the basis of the French optronic system Safran (Sagem) Strix, used in the European combat helicopter Airbus Helicopters Tiger. During the MAKS-2013 airshow in 2013 between Kamov JSC and the French company Sagem (part of the Safran group, and now became an integral part of the latter), a protocol was signed about the intention to install a new optoelectronic system on the Ka-52 helicopter The Strix system.

On January 31, 2017, in its press release, Helicopters of Russia reported that "the first pilot [Ka-52] for a foreign customer has already been collected and is successfully undergoing scheduled tests."



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More photos on Egyptian Ka-52





















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Image of egyptian mig 35 taken from

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We can see that the single seat has the same glass than the two seat version but with the extra fuel tank so that production is easier.

Vladimir79 wrote:It is MiG-29M2.

There is no the 2nd pilot on the picture. Looks more like a fuel tank. Correct me If I'm wrong but both canopy are the same on the biplace and the monoplace while the back seat is removed for a fuel tank on the single seat.

New details of production of Ka-52 helicopters for Egypt

Our blog has repeatedly addressed the topic of the contract for the supply of military helicopters to Ka-52. In the article "Le Ka-52 egyptien vole", published by the magazine "Air & Cosmos", Piotr Butowski and Antony Angrand describe the history and condition of this project.

May 5, 2017, the new CEO of the holding "Russian Helicopters" Andrey Boginsky visited PJSC "Arsenyev Aircraft Company Progress", located in the Far East. During the visit, Boginsky got acquainted with the implementation of the first export contract for the delivery of Ka-52 helicopters in the Egyptian version. In this regard, the helicopter in this configuration, which is still being tested, was demonstrated to Boginsky. The helicopter was not painted yet. In the assembly shop there were three more machines in various stages of readiness.

The helicopter in the version for Egypt on the composition of its equipment differs from helicopters for the Russian military space station. It is equipped with an opto-electronic sighting system of the ECO-52 instead of GOES-451, which is much larger. The helicopter remained the radar "Arbalet-52", installed under a large nose fairing, and used for navigation, reconnaissance and target detection.

Judging by the reports of Russian media, ECO-52 was developed by the Moscow Research and Production Corporation Precision Instrumentation Systems, which used the gyrostabilized Strix platform, a prototype that was installed on the Airbus Helicopters Tiger combat helicopter. During the first presentation to foreign customers during the air show in Le Bourget in 2013, the Ka-52 was displayed on a static pad next to the instruments and armament of an Airbus Helicopters Tiger helicopter, including a Strix sight, Pars 3LR anti-tank missiles and an air- Air "Mistral Atam. Also, an anti-ship missile Marte Mk 2 / S was put up.



The tests of ECO-52 on board the Ka-52 began in January 2015. During the MAKS-2015 air show, ECO-52 was installed on the first copy of the Ka-52K deck-mounted helicopter, but the subsequent Ka-52K was equipped with the standard GOES-451. The fact that the Egyptian Ka-52 will be equipped with the EOS-52 optical-electronic sighting system was not a secret. The photos provided by the manufacturer show differences between the helicopters. On the lower part of the fuselage, two new modules for generating interference and counteracting in the infrared range (DIR SM) were installed in front of the main landing gear of the chassis, and they differ from the L370-5 module of the Vitebsk-52 airborne defense complex. The standard module L370-5 on Ka-52 has the form of a rotating ball, which generates rays in the infrared and ultraviolet ranges in the direction of the attacking missile. The new antenna export options are prismatic and do not resemble any known countermeasures system. At the tip of the wings and in the back of the fuselage, new antennas for the radar detection system are installed. Funny, but two helicopters weighing 100 kg were suspended under the wings of the helicopter shown.

Export contract stimulates the plant

In 2015, Egypt ordered 46 helicopters, the deliveries of which are envisaged for 2017-2019. This will be the first export of these helicopters. When visiting Progress, Boginsky announced that the first helicopters will be transferred to the customer in the summer of 2017. Russia is also at an advanced stage of negotiations on the supply of 12 Ka-52 helicopters to Algeria. In September 2015, the presentation of the Ka-52 was held at the Al Ain Air Base of Ain Usser, along with a demonstration of combat capabilities. Under the Egyptian and other contracts, the plant in Arsenyev was modernized. In the final assembly shop, a separate line for export cars was mounted. The plant's general director, Yuri Denisenko, said that thanks to the modernization of the plant, it is possible to assemble twice as many helicopters in the assembly shop. The equipment of other workshops is also being carried out at present, including the flight-testing station, which is being rebuilt. The pilot training center was also reconstructed, in which the Egyptians will soon begin to learn. Their training in Arsenyev will begin from the beginning of June, the first flight of the Egyptian pilot is scheduled for June 10. According to the terms of the contract, the Russian side should prepare.

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The saga drags on

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow and Cairo are negotiating deliveries of Russian choppers intended for Egyptian Mistral-class helicopter carriers, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told Sputnik on Tuesday.

"There are contacts between our competent organizations," Bogdanov said when asked on Egypt’s interest in buying Russia’s helicopters.

On May 5, the CEO of the company Russian Helicopters, Andrey Boginsky, said Egypt would decide whether to buy Russia's shipborne Ka-52K Katran combat helicopters for Egypt’s Mistral helicopter carriers by the end of May.

Egypt bought two French-made Mistral warships in 2016. Initially, France produced the helicopter carriers for Russia, however, Paris refused to deliver them to Russia in the light of the increased tensions over the Ukrainian crisis.

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201705241053917198-russia-egypt-mistrals-helicopters/

Shipments of S-300VM SAM systems "Antey-2500" to Egypt began



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