It was designed in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995.
Neither of the Ka-50 night-attack versions has entered full production. ===Ka-52 "Alligator"=== In the early 1980s, while comparative tests of the V-80 (Ka-50 prototype) and the Mi-28 were being conducted, the Kamov design team came up with a proposal to develop a dedicated helicopter to conduct battlefield reconnaissance, provide target designation, support and coordinate group attack helicopter operations.
However, the economic hardships that hit the nation in the late 1980s hampered this new development program.
Development of the helicopter was first reported in the West in 1984, while the first photograph appeared in 1989.
Production of the attack helicopter was ordered by the Soviet Council of Ministers on 14 December 1987.
In 2009, the Russian Air Force received three units built from incomplete airframes dating from the mid-1990s. ===Ka-50N "Night Shark" and Ka-50Sh=== From the time the Ka-50 was ordered in 1987, it was known that the limited night-time capability of the original version would have to be upgraded to meet night attack requirements.
Development of the helicopter was first reported in the West in 1984, while the first photograph appeared in 1989.
It is the world's first operational helicopter with a rescue ejection system. During the late 1990s, Kamov and Israel Aerospace Industries developed a tandem-seat cockpit version, the Kamov Ka-50-2 "Erdogan" (link=no|Эрдоган, Erdoğan), to compete in Turkey's attack helicopter competition.
Before the rocket in the ejection seat deploys, the rotor blades are blown away by explosive charges in the rotor disc and the canopy is jettisoned. Following initial flight testing and system tests, the Council ordered the first batch of helicopters in 1990.
The attack helicopter was first described publicly as the "Ka-50" in March 1992 at a symposium in the United Kingdom.
The helicopter was unveiled at the Mosaeroshow '92 at Zhukovskiy in August 1992.
The fifth prototype, painted black, played the title role in the movie Чёрная акула (Black Shark), which made the Ka-50 known by its current nickname. In November 1993, four production helicopters were flown to the Army Aviation Combat Training Centre at Torzhok to begin field trials.
Kamov drafted a design in 1993 that included the Shkval-N sighting system with an infrared sensor.
It was designed in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995.
The president of the Russian Federation authorized the fielding of the Ka-50 with the Russian Army on 28 August 1995.
The first Ka-50Sh, which was the 8th pre-production aircraft, Bort 018, first flew on 4 March 1997.
The production of Ka-50 was recommenced in 2006.
In 2009, the Russian Air Force received three units built from incomplete airframes dating from the mid-1990s. ===Ka-50N "Night Shark" and Ka-50Sh=== From the time the Ka-50 was ordered in 1987, it was known that the limited night-time capability of the original version would have to be upgraded to meet night attack requirements.
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