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https://www.janes.com/article/95004/ind ... elicoptersIndia fast-tracking purchase of 10 additional Ka-31 AEW&C helicopters
20 March 2020
India is fast-tracking negotiations to acquire 10 Russian-made Kamov Ka-31 'Helix'
airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) helicopters
in time for the expected commissioning in 2021 of Vikrant ,
the Indian Navy's (IN's) indigenously designed aircraft carrier.
Official sources told Jane's on 20 March that the IN wants to "imminently" finalise the Ka-31 import,
which was approved by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in May 2019 for an estimated INR36 billion (USD478.8 million),
given that up to four of the AEW&C platforms are expected to be embarked on the 37,750-tonne carrier.
IN officers said Vikrant
aims to field its full air complement of Russian-made MiG-29K/KUB 'Fulcrum' fighters and rotary-wing platforms by 2022.
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https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2020/ ... mov-ka-31/Indian Navy staff confirmed late last week that it will purchase ten Kamov Ka-31 radar watch helicopters .
India is one of the only two countries using this machine outside of Russia, the other being China .
The contract is estimated at around 447 million euros.
This is a major contract for Russia because the Kamov Ka-31 has only one current competitor:
the European Agusta-Westland AW.101 Merlin ASaC.5 .
And the latter is struggling to sell for export.
It must be said that these two helicopters are in a very limited market segment.
These are AWACS helicopters intended mainly for on-board operations.
And in front of them is a champion aircraft in this area,
the Hawkeye which already equips American and French aircraft carriers.
It was also a time believed that the Indian Navy would turn to him,
fortunately there was nothing for Kamov.
The contract signed by the Indian Navy provides
that the ten Kamov Ka-31s ordered will be delivered between next year and 2023.
In other words, we are not going to be idle on the side of the Russian helicopter manufacturer.
It must be said that the Indian Navy officially hopes to implement four of these helicopters on board its new aircraft carrier,
the INS Vikrant, from the second half of 2021.
For the record, the Kamov Ka-31 is, like the Ka-29,
a device derived from the Ka-27 for anti-submarine warfare and search and rescue at sea.
The heart of this helicopter is the E-801M Oko radar.
It would be able to process ( according to the manufacturer )
up to forty aerial targets within a radius of 100 to 150 kilometers for an autonomy of two and a half hours.
This radar is deployed in flight under the aircraft.
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