United Elias
03-09-2003, 19:27
NEWS: 3rd March December 2004
-Elias Aerospace today announces that the EA-26B production line will close due to the new EA-34 attack helicopter talking its place. The Elias Air Force also has expressed a wish to upgrade some 84 of its EA-26A fleet to a similar standard to the newer EA-34. The EA-26C upgrade package fully modernises the airframe to deal wih emrging threats and requirements.
After a few years of being produced solely for the Elias military the Ministry of Defence Procurment and Export has approved the type for export sale. The design is not revolutionary but is based on the well proven, reliable and devasatingly powerful KA-50 airframe that has been modified and upgraded by the Elias Aerospace Corporation to make it even more capable.
EA-26 Combat Helicopter
Airframe
The airframe is based on the Kamov KA-50 Design.
The coaxial rotor design provides a hovering ceiling of 12,400ft and vertical rate of climb of 12m/s at an altitude of 5,000ft. The rotor blades are made from polymer materials. The coaxial-rotor configuration results in moments of inertia values relative to vertical and lateral axes being between 1.5 to 2 times less than the values found in single rotor helicopters with tailrotors. Absence of the tail rotor enables the helicopter to perform flat turns within the entire flight speed range. A maximum vertical g-load of 3.5 combined with low moments of inertia give the Ka-50 a high level of agility.
Extensive all-round armour installed in the cockpit protects the pilot against 12.7mm armour piercing bullets and 25mm projectile fragments. The rotor blades are rated to withstand several hits of ground-based automatic weapons.
The EA-26 is one of the world's first operational helicopter with a rescue ejection system, which allows pilot to escape at all altitudes and speeds. This system uses explosives to blow the rotors off teh aircraft before the canopy is released and is proven to be reliable and safe.
Weapons
Numerous weapons options for the helicopter are carried on external wing stores with different combination of anti-tank missiles, rockets, air-to-air missiles. From the point of view of the weapons capacity, the EA-26 is superior to all existing combat helicopters. One main difference between teh KA-5 series and the EA-26 is to mount and fire a much wider range of ordnance ratehr than just Russian/Soviet systems.
Avionics
The on-board multifunctional avionics suite ensures round-the-clock helicopter piloting, navigational and combat tasks in anytime of the year. The avionics suite is comprised of a multiplexed, multi-level digital computer-based system having large storage capacity and high speed. Observation, search and targeting systems comprising head-mounted display are used for round-the-clock and all-weather detection of specified targets and their attack using optical, TV, laser, IR and radar equipment.
EA-26 is fitted with a radar warning receiver, electronic warfare system and chaff and flare dispenser as standard.
Specifications
Powerplants: 2 EPE-19M turboshafts producing 2525 shp each.
Performance:
Cruising speed: 150 knots.
Max Speed: 167 knots
Max Range: Max Ferry Rabge: 640nm
Armament:
1x 30mm Chain Gun, stub wings can each carry up to twelve AT/AA missiles or up to four rocket pods, wingtips can carry a further two missiles.
Versions
EA-26A:Features side by side seating for pilot and co-pilot/gunner. This version can also be used for training because of the internal arrangment. The EA-26A is the prefered version for the Elias Air Force.
-14 million each.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/images/ka-52-1.jpg
EA-26A
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/ka50/images/ka50_8.jpg
EA-26A
http://www.airshow.ru/2001/images/a_173.jpg
EA-26A
http://airkiller.myrice.com/attacker/gfx/ka50/ka52_cp.jpg
Cockpit of EA-26A
EA-26B Version features tandem cockpit for pilot and co-pilot/gunner
-NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION
http://www.aviation.ru/contrib/brd/Ka-50-2-turkey-mockup.jpg
EA-26B
EA-26C. The EA-26C is an upgrade of the original EA-26A and features several new features and improvements designed for the advanced EA-34 (httphttp://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=314228)
-3.5 million to upgrade from EA-26A
-17 million new build
.
Improvements:
Sensors Upgrade
The EA-26C is equipped with the Elias Radar Systems ERS-118-23 millimetre-wave radar. The radar dome is elctronically 'unmasked' for a single radar scan and then 'remasked'. The processors determine the location, speed and direction of travel of a maximum of 256 targets.
The Millimeter Wave sensor antenna and transmitter are located above the aircraft main rotor head. It enhances system capabilities by providing rapid automatic detection, classification, and prioritization of multiple ground and air targets. The radar provides this capability in adverse weather and under battlefield obscurants. The FCR has four modes: (1) the Air Targeting Mode (ATM) which detects, classifies, and prioritizes fixed and rotary wing threats; (2) the Ground Targeting Mode (GTM) which detects, classifies, and prioritizes ground and air targets; (3) the Terrain Profiling Mode (TPM) which provides obstacle detection and adverse weather pilotage aids to the crew; (4) and the Built in Test (BIT) Mode which monitors radar performance in flight and isolates electronic failures before and during maintenance.
The advanced fire control radar incorporates an integrated radar frequency interferometer for passive location and identification of radar-emitting threats. An advantage of millimetre wave is that it performs under poor-visibility conditions and is less sensitive to ground clutter. The short wavelength allows a very narrow beamwidth, which is resistant to countermeasures.
Countermeasures Upgrade
The EA-26C incoporates the highly advnaced next generation countermeasures system known as 'Full Guard' which was designed for the EA-34. The system incoproates a huge range of components that provide a full and integrated solution to any type of threat.
'Full Guard' includes: a new development set of IR flare decoys the Advanced Infrared Countermeasures Munitions (AIRCMM), and passive IR features. These features include host platform modifications such as engine exhaust/heat suppression, and special coatings, intended to reduce the platform IR signature. The ATIRCM is part of the integrated concept of IR protection. The CMWS consists of six electro-optical sensors and an internally mounted Electronics Control Unit (ECU), which detects incoming missiles, provides warning to the crew, and dispenses countermeasures. CMWS is a totally passive detection system, requiring only the electro-optic (EO) signature of the missile plume. The ECU determines the threat status of detection’s using flight parameter data received from the aircraft Central Computer (CC). The ECU provides missile threat declaration, Direction-Of-Arrival (DOA) and elevation information to the CC which generates the crewstation display and warning tone. The CMWS allows for automatic or manual Countermeasures Dispenser (CMD) operation.
The IR system contributes to full-dimensional protection by improving individual aircraft probability of survival against an increasingly sphisticsted range of advanced infrared (IR) guided missiles. It is a software reprogrammable system intended to provide automatic passive missile detection, threat declaration, positive warning of a post launch missile which is homing on the host platform, countermeasures effectiveness assessment, false alarm suppression, and cues to other onboard systems such as expendable countermeasures dispensers.
As part of this system another component that consists of two subsystems: infrared missile warning system and a directed infrared countermeasure system intended to be operationally deployed on tactical aircraft. The system will defend the host aircraft from infrared-guided attacking missiles by detecting the approaching threat and disabling it through the use of directed laser energy. The system should provide full coverage about the host aircraft and survive extreme thermal, vibration, and other environmental conditions experienced by tactical aircraft. In conjunction with flares, this system ensures nearly complete defence from IR guided missiles.
The other part of the 'Full Guard' protection system is the Suite of Integrated Radio Frequency Countermeasures (SIRFC) which is an integrated electronic combat system which provides RF threat awareness and active self-protection jamming capabilities for aircraft against RF air defense systems actively engaging the aircraft. The SIRFC provides defensive, offensive, active and passive countermeasures (ECM) to ensure optimum protection against Active, Pulse, Mono-Pulse Radar, and Continuous Wave radars. SIRFC consists of the Advanced Threat Radar Warning Receiver (ATRWR) and the Advanced Threat Radar Jammer.
The SIRFC core consists of an Advanced Threat Radar Warning Receiver (ATRWR) and the Advanced Threat Radar Jammer (ATRJ). The core Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) design is comprised of four components. The Receiver/Processor containing the receiving, processing, and electronic countermeasures (ECM) generation functions of the ATRJ. The Remote Transmitter provide the self-protection transmitting capability of the ATRJ. The Advanced Countermeasures Module (ACM) provides advanced ECM techniques against a particular class of weapons. Finally, the Antenna Group which contains the receiver antenna for reception of microwave and millimeter wave signals and transmit antenna for transmission of microwave ECM signals.
The system is capable of operating in either an automatic or manual (command) mode. It provides warning (situational awareness), active jamming (self protection), and when necessary expendable countermeasures to defeat threat radar guided weapon systems. Radar guided air defense artillery threat systems include surface to air missiles (SAMs) and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA).
Cockpit Upgrade
The EA-26C has an integrated Communications, Navigation and Identification (CNI) suite. The CNI suite features secure multi-wave, multiband multimode wireless communications, satellite communications and Enhanced Position Locating Reporting System via the tactical internet.
http://www.modeler.pe.kr/gallery/skkim/Hokum_KA-52_Alligator.jpg
EA-26C
http://worldweapon.narod.ru/image1/ka_52.jpg
EA-26C
http://ofp.ussr-online.net/forum/files/ka52.jpg
EA-26C
-Elias Aerospace today announces that the EA-26B production line will close due to the new EA-34 attack helicopter talking its place. The Elias Air Force also has expressed a wish to upgrade some 84 of its EA-26A fleet to a similar standard to the newer EA-34. The EA-26C upgrade package fully modernises the airframe to deal wih emrging threats and requirements.
After a few years of being produced solely for the Elias military the Ministry of Defence Procurment and Export has approved the type for export sale. The design is not revolutionary but is based on the well proven, reliable and devasatingly powerful KA-50 airframe that has been modified and upgraded by the Elias Aerospace Corporation to make it even more capable.
EA-26 Combat Helicopter
Airframe
The airframe is based on the Kamov KA-50 Design.
The coaxial rotor design provides a hovering ceiling of 12,400ft and vertical rate of climb of 12m/s at an altitude of 5,000ft. The rotor blades are made from polymer materials. The coaxial-rotor configuration results in moments of inertia values relative to vertical and lateral axes being between 1.5 to 2 times less than the values found in single rotor helicopters with tailrotors. Absence of the tail rotor enables the helicopter to perform flat turns within the entire flight speed range. A maximum vertical g-load of 3.5 combined with low moments of inertia give the Ka-50 a high level of agility.
Extensive all-round armour installed in the cockpit protects the pilot against 12.7mm armour piercing bullets and 25mm projectile fragments. The rotor blades are rated to withstand several hits of ground-based automatic weapons.
The EA-26 is one of the world's first operational helicopter with a rescue ejection system, which allows pilot to escape at all altitudes and speeds. This system uses explosives to blow the rotors off teh aircraft before the canopy is released and is proven to be reliable and safe.
Weapons
Numerous weapons options for the helicopter are carried on external wing stores with different combination of anti-tank missiles, rockets, air-to-air missiles. From the point of view of the weapons capacity, the EA-26 is superior to all existing combat helicopters. One main difference between teh KA-5 series and the EA-26 is to mount and fire a much wider range of ordnance ratehr than just Russian/Soviet systems.
Avionics
The on-board multifunctional avionics suite ensures round-the-clock helicopter piloting, navigational and combat tasks in anytime of the year. The avionics suite is comprised of a multiplexed, multi-level digital computer-based system having large storage capacity and high speed. Observation, search and targeting systems comprising head-mounted display are used for round-the-clock and all-weather detection of specified targets and their attack using optical, TV, laser, IR and radar equipment.
EA-26 is fitted with a radar warning receiver, electronic warfare system and chaff and flare dispenser as standard.
Specifications
Powerplants: 2 EPE-19M turboshafts producing 2525 shp each.
Performance:
Cruising speed: 150 knots.
Max Speed: 167 knots
Max Range: Max Ferry Rabge: 640nm
Armament:
1x 30mm Chain Gun, stub wings can each carry up to twelve AT/AA missiles or up to four rocket pods, wingtips can carry a further two missiles.
Versions
EA-26A:Features side by side seating for pilot and co-pilot/gunner. This version can also be used for training because of the internal arrangment. The EA-26A is the prefered version for the Elias Air Force.
-14 million each.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/images/ka-52-1.jpg
EA-26A
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/ka50/images/ka50_8.jpg
EA-26A
http://www.airshow.ru/2001/images/a_173.jpg
EA-26A
http://airkiller.myrice.com/attacker/gfx/ka50/ka52_cp.jpg
Cockpit of EA-26A
EA-26B Version features tandem cockpit for pilot and co-pilot/gunner
-NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION
http://www.aviation.ru/contrib/brd/Ka-50-2-turkey-mockup.jpg
EA-26B
EA-26C. The EA-26C is an upgrade of the original EA-26A and features several new features and improvements designed for the advanced EA-34 (httphttp://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=314228)
-3.5 million to upgrade from EA-26A
-17 million new build
.
Improvements:
Sensors Upgrade
The EA-26C is equipped with the Elias Radar Systems ERS-118-23 millimetre-wave radar. The radar dome is elctronically 'unmasked' for a single radar scan and then 'remasked'. The processors determine the location, speed and direction of travel of a maximum of 256 targets.
The Millimeter Wave sensor antenna and transmitter are located above the aircraft main rotor head. It enhances system capabilities by providing rapid automatic detection, classification, and prioritization of multiple ground and air targets. The radar provides this capability in adverse weather and under battlefield obscurants. The FCR has four modes: (1) the Air Targeting Mode (ATM) which detects, classifies, and prioritizes fixed and rotary wing threats; (2) the Ground Targeting Mode (GTM) which detects, classifies, and prioritizes ground and air targets; (3) the Terrain Profiling Mode (TPM) which provides obstacle detection and adverse weather pilotage aids to the crew; (4) and the Built in Test (BIT) Mode which monitors radar performance in flight and isolates electronic failures before and during maintenance.
The advanced fire control radar incorporates an integrated radar frequency interferometer for passive location and identification of radar-emitting threats. An advantage of millimetre wave is that it performs under poor-visibility conditions and is less sensitive to ground clutter. The short wavelength allows a very narrow beamwidth, which is resistant to countermeasures.
Countermeasures Upgrade
The EA-26C incoporates the highly advnaced next generation countermeasures system known as 'Full Guard' which was designed for the EA-34. The system incoproates a huge range of components that provide a full and integrated solution to any type of threat.
'Full Guard' includes: a new development set of IR flare decoys the Advanced Infrared Countermeasures Munitions (AIRCMM), and passive IR features. These features include host platform modifications such as engine exhaust/heat suppression, and special coatings, intended to reduce the platform IR signature. The ATIRCM is part of the integrated concept of IR protection. The CMWS consists of six electro-optical sensors and an internally mounted Electronics Control Unit (ECU), which detects incoming missiles, provides warning to the crew, and dispenses countermeasures. CMWS is a totally passive detection system, requiring only the electro-optic (EO) signature of the missile plume. The ECU determines the threat status of detection’s using flight parameter data received from the aircraft Central Computer (CC). The ECU provides missile threat declaration, Direction-Of-Arrival (DOA) and elevation information to the CC which generates the crewstation display and warning tone. The CMWS allows for automatic or manual Countermeasures Dispenser (CMD) operation.
The IR system contributes to full-dimensional protection by improving individual aircraft probability of survival against an increasingly sphisticsted range of advanced infrared (IR) guided missiles. It is a software reprogrammable system intended to provide automatic passive missile detection, threat declaration, positive warning of a post launch missile which is homing on the host platform, countermeasures effectiveness assessment, false alarm suppression, and cues to other onboard systems such as expendable countermeasures dispensers.
As part of this system another component that consists of two subsystems: infrared missile warning system and a directed infrared countermeasure system intended to be operationally deployed on tactical aircraft. The system will defend the host aircraft from infrared-guided attacking missiles by detecting the approaching threat and disabling it through the use of directed laser energy. The system should provide full coverage about the host aircraft and survive extreme thermal, vibration, and other environmental conditions experienced by tactical aircraft. In conjunction with flares, this system ensures nearly complete defence from IR guided missiles.
The other part of the 'Full Guard' protection system is the Suite of Integrated Radio Frequency Countermeasures (SIRFC) which is an integrated electronic combat system which provides RF threat awareness and active self-protection jamming capabilities for aircraft against RF air defense systems actively engaging the aircraft. The SIRFC provides defensive, offensive, active and passive countermeasures (ECM) to ensure optimum protection against Active, Pulse, Mono-Pulse Radar, and Continuous Wave radars. SIRFC consists of the Advanced Threat Radar Warning Receiver (ATRWR) and the Advanced Threat Radar Jammer.
The SIRFC core consists of an Advanced Threat Radar Warning Receiver (ATRWR) and the Advanced Threat Radar Jammer (ATRJ). The core Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) design is comprised of four components. The Receiver/Processor containing the receiving, processing, and electronic countermeasures (ECM) generation functions of the ATRJ. The Remote Transmitter provide the self-protection transmitting capability of the ATRJ. The Advanced Countermeasures Module (ACM) provides advanced ECM techniques against a particular class of weapons. Finally, the Antenna Group which contains the receiver antenna for reception of microwave and millimeter wave signals and transmit antenna for transmission of microwave ECM signals.
The system is capable of operating in either an automatic or manual (command) mode. It provides warning (situational awareness), active jamming (self protection), and when necessary expendable countermeasures to defeat threat radar guided weapon systems. Radar guided air defense artillery threat systems include surface to air missiles (SAMs) and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA).
Cockpit Upgrade
The EA-26C has an integrated Communications, Navigation and Identification (CNI) suite. The CNI suite features secure multi-wave, multiband multimode wireless communications, satellite communications and Enhanced Position Locating Reporting System via the tactical internet.
http://www.modeler.pe.kr/gallery/skkim/Hokum_KA-52_Alligator.jpg
EA-26C
http://worldweapon.narod.ru/image1/ka_52.jpg
EA-26C
http://ofp.ussr-online.net/forum/files/ka52.jpg
EA-26C