Incredible!!! RUSSIA has unveiled what it claims is the world's most advanced attack helicopter as tensions between Moscow and the West continue to escalate over Ukraine and Syria.

The Night Hunter in action

Russia has unveiled its new attack helicopter, the Night Hunter
The Kremlin proudly paraded the next generation 'Night Hunter' gunship, which is armed with futuristic lasers and drone escorts, as Western intelligence agencies warned Vladimir Putin is gearing up for a huge bombing blitz on Aleppo.

Russian military commanders insist that the Night Hunter, known as the Mi-28NM, will "substantially outperform" the best attack helicopters the West can field, including the Apache gunships used by NATO allies including America.

It is the latest piece of high-grade military kit to be very publicly paraded by the Kremlin, with its launch coming just days after Putin's army unveiled its powerful 'Satan 2' nuclear missile which is reportedly powerful enough to wipe out the UK.

According to the state-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper, the new Night Hunter gunship will be armed with the latest smart bombs which can exchange data with a fleet of escort drones to improve targeting.

The Night Hunter in action

The Kremlin claims the gunship is more powerful than the American Apache

The Night Hunter in action

Tensions between Russia and the West are at their highest level in decades
A huge communications upgrade will mean that the chopper can interact in what is being called a "single information space" with ground units and robotic aircraft to coordinate deadly attacks.

It will also carry a conventional arsenal of guided guided missiles including the next generation Ataka and Khrizantema models, for ground and air combat, as well as a payload of powerful bombs and a sophisticated laser defence system.

Yevgeny Poluyanov of Moscow's Mil Experimental Design Bureau said: "The helicopter is also equipped with the latest anti-jamming system and a laser array designed to deflect all existing heat-seeking missiles."
The powerful gunship, which has been in development since 2008, is expected to be completed and ready for action within months.

In contrast US forces will have to make do with the 2011 model Apache AH-64E attack helicopter for the foreseeable future after the next generation of the gunship, the AH-64F, was scrapped due to insufficient funding.

Britain also largely relies on the Apache, boasting a fleet of 50, but has recently introduced the AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat in a bid to keep up to date with its rivals.

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