Kamov Ka-31 helicopters

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Kamov Ka-31 helicopters are Russian-made airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) rotorcraft designed to provide extended radar surveillance and situational awareness for naval forces.

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Kamov Ka-31 3
Kamov Ka-31 helicopters canonical 2
Ka-31 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne early warning and control aircraft
military helicopter
rotorcraft
aircraftType carrier-based helicopter
shipborne helicopter
capability extended radar surveillance
over-the-horizon detection support
situational awareness enhancement
category Russian military aircraft
airborne early warning helicopters
communicationRole data link relay to command centers
countryOfOrigin Russia
crew 2
3
designedBy Nikolai Kamov Design Bureau
surface form: Kamov Design Bureau
designedFor naval forces
shipborne operations
developedFrom Kamov Ka-29
engineModel Klimov TV3-117
engineType turboshaft
exportedTo China
India
feature folding rotor blades for shipboard storage
firstFlight 1987
fuselageOrigin based on Kamov Ka-29 airframe
introduced 1990s
landingGearType retractable landing gear
manufacturer Kamov
NATOReportingName Helix
numberOfEngines 2
operationalEnvironment maritime
ship deck operations
primaryMission airborne radar picket
early warning of air threats
surface target detection
primaryUser Indian Navy
People's Liberation Army Navy
Russian Navy
radarAntennaType folding planar array
radarCoverage 360-degree surveillance
radarLocation ventral retractable antenna
radarType airborne early warning radar
role airborne early warning
naval surveillance
rotorConfiguration coaxial contra-rotating rotors
tailConfiguration tailless coaxial design
usedOn aircraft carriers
large surface combatants

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Indian Navy operates Kamov Ka-31 helicopters
Kiev-class aircraft carrier usedAircraft Kamov Ka-31 helicopters
this entity surface form: Kamov Ka-31
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force usesAircraft Kamov Ka-31 helicopters
this entity surface form: Kamov Ka-31
Russian Naval Aviation operates Kamov Ka-31 helicopters
this entity surface form: Ka-31
INS Vikramaditya embarkedHelicopterType Kamov Ka-31 helicopters
this entity surface form: Kamov Ka-31
INS Vikrant (IAC-1) designedToOperate Kamov Ka-31 helicopters