Ukraine says it can shoot down Ka-52 attack helicopters but Russia needs to be stopped from making new ones

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Ukrainian serviceman looks at fragments of the Russian military Ka-52
Ukrainian serviceman looks at fragments of the Russian military Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter destroyed by the Ukrainian army during Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Gostomel airfield near Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukrainian pilots are now using US-made rockets on Soviet-designed helicopter gunships

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Ukraine Mi-24 attack helicopter
A Ukrainian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter during an exercise near the city of Mykolayiv in September 2006.

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Russia is using heavily modified Ka-52M aircraft in Ukraine and has equipped its fleet with long-range anti-tank missiles, says UK intel

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A helicopter fires missiles in a blue sky
In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on October 28, 2022, a Ka-52 helicopter gunship of the Russian air force fires rockets at a target at an unknown location in Ukraine.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File

Japan is ditching its attack helicopters in another sign that one of the most important modern military weapons is losing its luster

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A Japanese AH-64D Apache helicopter firing a Hellfire missile
A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D fires a Hellfire missile during an exercise in Washington state in December 2021.

US Army/Capt. Kyle Abraham

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