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The Kamov Ka-31 (NATO reporting name 'Helix') is a military helicopter developed for the Soviet Navy and currently in service in Russia and India in the naval airborne early warning role.
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The Kamov Ka-31 during the the Russian naval exercises in 2003 | |
Role | AEW/RadarPicket |
Manufacturer | Kamov JSC |
First flight | 1983 |
Status | In service |
Produced | 1985- |
Number built | >35 |
Developed from | Kamov Ka-29 |
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As with all Kamov helicopters (except the Ka-60 and 62 family), the Ka-31 has co-axially mounted contra-rotating main rotors. The airframe of the Ka-31 is based on the proven and highly successful Kamov Ka-27; one visually distinctive feature of the Ka-31 is the large antenna of the early warning radar, which is either rotating or folded and stowed under the fuselage. The second is the reduction of the bulky electro-optical sensory suite beneath the cockpit. The landing gear retracts in order to prevent interference with the radar.