The Russian Federation first transferred to Berdyansk helicopter Ka-29: what is known about him

In the occupied Berdyansk, the Ka-29 helicopters overturned. It is the modernization of the Soviet Ka-27, which was able to carry weapons and an armored cabin. Journalists published satellite images from the occupied Berdyansk, from which it became known that the Russian Federation for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale war was transferred to the war 13 helicopters of the Ka-29 helicopters. About it reports the project "Schemes".

PlanetLabs has published pictures with 5 helicopters of Ka-25, 9 Mi-8 or Mi-24 and 13 helicopters of Ka-29. The last type of aviation Russian troops are used for the first time. And as Defense Express notes, this Ka-29 is one of the rare landing helicopters of the Maritime Aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Ka-29 was created on the basis of Ka-27.

Modernization made a helicopter with an armored cabin, also added pendants for weapons, the ability to take on board the landing on a staffing order and installation of screen-eagle devices. In addition, the helicopter received thermal traps to protect against threats from the ground.

The main characteristics of the Ka-29 helicopter: the helicopter helicopter can be unmanaged plane C-5 and C-8, GS-23L guns with ammunition in 250 shots, anti-tank missiles "Attack" and alleged 4-barrel machine gun of the GSG of the GSG 7. 62 mm. Russian troops have only 27 helicopters of this type. We will remind, on June 12 the media wrote that NATO studies the experience of war in Ukraine for the development of next generation.