Kagedan KaG-62

The Kagedan KaG-62 Chollima (English: Pegasus), or Zahorski Zh-17 is a medium, and low-capacity  produced by Kagedan Aerospace and Gorbatov Aviation Complex (GAK). It was designed as a replacement for older-model 'Hind' gunships that filled the same role. It is a product of an intensive, near three-decade long cooperation between Zahorski Design Bureau and Kagedan Aerospace to design a helicopter able to improve upon the performance of the Si-24 in almost all aspects.

The KaG-62 suffered a number of design problems in its early development, which saw it delayed numerous times and nearly cancelled twice. It entered service with the 104th Air Assault Regiment of the Saegyan Revolutionary Army in late 2017, and with the Proletarian Liberation Army around the same time. It is intended to supplement 'Super Hind' designs and replace older Hind models.

Design
The KaG-62's airframe is based very heavily on the Silayev Si-28 attack helicopter, from which it obtains its weapons systems, cockpit layout, and the majority of its fuselage design. It is powered by a pair of Gorbatovic-designed powerplants, which are the most powerful helicopter engines in the world in terms of power to weight ratio, which allow it to perform vertical takeoffs and maneuver in air with full combat and troop loads.

Operational history

 * H-62/V-90 – Initial prototype technological demonstrator that first flew on 12 July 1990, with barebones avionics and without subsystems for weaponry.
 * HA-62-1/V-90A – Prototype version mounted with dual 23mm autocannons and with a weapons pylon.
 * HA-62-2/V-90B – Final pre-production prototype which saw the weapons pylons strengthened, the 23mm autocannons replaced with a 30mm chaingun, and proper sensors added.
 * KaG-62A/Zh-17A – Initial production variant.
 * Kag-62I/Zh-17M – Improved variant which added integrated millimeter wave radar, helmet-mounted optics, and enhanced electronic countermeasures.

Operators

 * Saegya: Saegyan Revolutionary Army have around 32 KaG-62s in active service, with more in order.
 * Gorbatov: The Proletarian Liberation Army have around 49 Zh-17s in active service, with more in order.