New capabilities
Ukrainian Defense Review/January-March 2020
Mi-series helicopter upgrades Ukraine’s Military Poised to Field an Attack Helicopter with Full Day/Night and Adverse Weather Capabilities
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he Ukrainian military has long dreamed of having a gunship and attack helicopter platform equipped for precision-guided air-to-ground missions and for Day/Night battlefield surveillance and missile guidance and launching roles enabled with state-of-the-art thermal imaging, electro-optical and laser homing capabilities.
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Ukrainian industries, among them privately-run Ramzai and government-run State KB Luch, NVK Photoprylad and Izium Instrument Factory, which are affiliates of the State Defense Industries Group Ukroboronprom, already have on offer certain solutions that hold a promise to get this dream into reality.
Ramzai, Luch, Photoprylad and Izium Instrument Factory have collaboratively developed an all-weather capable missile fire-control kit, codenamed 524R, which is designed as part of an upgrade to the helicopters Mi-24, Mi-8, and Mi-2. The 524R has been developed with day-and-night capabilities for
