How the Ukraine war has (and has not) changed the helicopter’s role in combat

Russian Ka-52s

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Significant Russian helicopter losses in the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war have led many to proclaim the end of rotary-wing aviation in combat, but a former US Army general and Bell executive argues it was just bad tactics and poor planning.

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