Vibration problems were supposedly solved in the past year, and the rotor system is viable now.

Though I am more interested in the Ka-52 with the nose mounted AESA, performance wise should be on another level considering the size constraints of a rotor system.

If you can’t tell, I am a big Kamov fanboy.

problems with nose mounted radar is that it limited in FoV compared to roto radar mass and it dont allow helicopter to sneak up behind tree or mountain
from what i read the double roto system on Ka-52 limited it’s side to side (or any sudden ) maneuver because the 2 roto can intersect and break (i know it sound weird but it probably look like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyAMC7miuy4 )
I am a fan of Comanche and T129 look so good 😀

Iraq’s second batch of Mi28Ne do have the mast mounted radars… so the Russians and other potential operators will certainly have them (including Algeria at a minimum).

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/38024980/1685300/1685300_original.jpg

whether such a radar gives any “useful” air to air detection capability to allow for anti-helicopter / anti-drone operations to be carried out effectively remains to be seen however.

it was for testing , the first production mi-28 to have mast mounted radars is mi-28NM in future

just realised T129 and A129 have so much different in kinetic performance

I never said Starstreak was a better missile. In fact, many of those other systems you mention are in service – so are a superior advantage to a discontinued project like heli-mounted Starstreak.

no what iam trying to say is because Starstreak is a SACLOS system it will be less accurate again maneuver target compared to SAL missiles like LOGIR, DARG, Cirit and APKWS…etc

http://www.oldcrows.org.au/files/2008%20Convention/Directed%20IR%20Countermeasures/MUSIC%20-%20Fibre%20Laser%20DIRCM%20System%20-%20Lovett.pdf
this is quite interesting

The Mi-28N radar has been in testing and is supposedly about to be ready to enter service in the form of the Mi-28NM.

yeah , but there are no mi-28NM yet , it is said to in production in 2017 , and will have reduce RCS characteristics so probably look very different from mi-28N ,

AT129 also said to have radar mass in future

Ka-52 has a larger set in the nose, and is supposedly getting a phased array for the Ka-52K. Not sure if they dumped plan to put the smaller rotor head radar.

i prefer roto radar because it allowed the chopper to hide behind tree or mountain and only pop the top radar up

Are any of the choppers aside from the Ka-52 actually serially produced and flying with a DIRCM set?

AH-1Z (Scorpion) , CH-47 (AN/ALQ-212 ) , AH-64 ( AAQ-24 ) ,
Lynx , UH-60B ,OH-58B MH-60 all use ALQ-144
btw heli comparison :

Have helicopters ever been used in air to air combat?
Do military planners ever expect them to be?

If not, it’s a rather pointless question.

Threads like this are usually answered on nationalism and looks rather than facts.

yes they did , there was even something like J-CATCH where heli give jet fighter nasty surprise

I think the MI-28 looks awesome! I have always liked the look of the Hind, Cobra and now the MI-28 and KA-52. They just have this sinister and deadly look to them.

And although it is a screen shot….. That is an amazing picture of the beast!

but they are so similar