Ka-52 (number "48 ") from the 39th helicopter regiment of the 27th mixed air division of the 4th army (airport Dzhankoy, Crimea) damaged their fuselage from its own 30-mm cannon, the incident took place in 2016. It is alleged that this incident is not the first.

The Ka-52K is a naval modification of the Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and combat helicopter designed to destroy armored vehicles, perform fire support operations, and conduct patrol and escort missions.

Russian Helicopters company CEO Andrei Boginsky said that a decision on the purchase of Russia's Ka-52K combat helicopters by Egypt should be made in 2017. "Given that Mistral [helicopter carriers], currently at the disposal of Egypt, were at one point intended for delivery to Russia, they are specifically adapted for Ka-52K basing and operating on them, which in turn were also built for the deployment on ships of this type," the official said.