Replacement of Russian Helicopters in the European Armed Forces [ANALYSIS]

LTC Eugene Chu
"Is there a 5th generation helicopter in Russia?
A fifth generation helicopter is currently under development. In 2006 the Russian defense ministry awarded Russian Helicopters a R&D contract for a naval helicopter conducting antisubmarine warfare among other tasks, following the coaxials Kamov Ka-15, Ka-25, and Ka-27 ."

Each of those countries would do well to update their inventories to more available capabilities. For years we kept pushing and trying to sustain the MI-17s in Afghanistan vs finding another option. Eventually at the very tail end, Blackhawks were introduced, only to be handed to the Taliban in the end. Still our insistence on pushing the Soviet era platforms, using Czech maintainers, while teaching them US maintenance standards did not go over well. It impeded progress in the development and maturity of the AAF, ultimately enabling the failure of the Afghan military & government when the US pulled out.