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Russian Navy Inducts Kamov Ka-31R

After a long delay, the Russian navy is now operating the Ka-31, the airborne early warning/surface search version of the Ka-27 shipborne ASW helicopter.

India was the first customer for the Ka-31 and its order—along with one from China—funded ongoing development and refinement efforts. The Indian Navy is soon expected to conclude a deal for up to 10 more. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

By Vladimir Karnozov

March 25, 2020

The Russian navy has introduced into service the Kamov Ka-31R “radar picket” helicopter, a refined version of the Ka-31 (NATO reporting name Helix-B) that is already in service with the Indian and Chinese navies. A mouthpiece of the Russian defense ministry, the Zvezda (“Star”) media company, broadcast a TV program about the Ka-31R having become operational with the navy’s Black Sea Fleet. It filmed a helicopter with registration 34166, side number 90, at the Kacha aerodrome near Sebastopol. This machine also appears flying over the Crimean peninsula and making a touchdown on the Marshal Ustinov, a Project 1164 guided-missile cruiser.

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