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Kamov Ka-31. The Kamov Ka-27 ( NATO reporting name ' Helix') is a military helicopter developed for the Soviet Navy, and as of 2024 is in service in various countries including Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, China, South Korea, and India. Variants include the Ka-29 assault transport, the Ka-28 downgraded export version, and the Ka-32 for civilian use.
Produced. 1980–present. Number built. Over 300 as of 2015 [ 1] The Mil Mi-26 (Russian: Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet / Russian heavy transport helicopter. Its product code is Izdeliye 90. Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest helicopter to have gone into serial production.
This is a list of Russian military aircraft currently in service across three branches of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as in the National Guard of Russia. The list further encompasses Russia's experimental aircraft and those currently in development. The figures presented below do not account for losses incurred in Ukraine, as conflicting ...
This is a List of military airbases in Russia, including the airbases used by the Russian Aerospace Forces, Russian Naval Aviation, National Guard of Russia and aircraft repair depots. It can be compared with the List of Soviet Air Force bases; virtually no new airbase construction has taken place since 1991. The main air armies are the: Units ...
Kamov. First flight. 24 December 1998 [ 1] Number built. 2 [ 2] The Kamov Ka-60 Kasatka ( Russian: "Касатка", ("Killer Whale" [ 3]) is a Russian medium twin-turbine military transport helicopter under development by Kamov. It performed its first flight on 24 December 1998. The civil version is known as Kamov Ka-62 .
The Ka-50 is the production version of the V-80Sh-1 prototype. Production of the attack helicopter was ordered by the Soviet Council of Ministers on 14 December 1987. [ 12] Development of the helicopter was first reported in the West in 1984, while the first photograph appeared in 1989. [ 13] During operational testing from 1985 to 1986, the ...
Developed from. Mil Mi-8. The Mil Mi-24 ( Russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. [ 1] It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and was introduced by the Soviet Air Force in 1972.
Aircraft manufacturing is an important industrial sector in Russia, employing around 355,300 people. The dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a deep crisis for the industry, especially for the civilian aircraft segment. The situation started improving during the middle of the first decade of the 2000s due to growth in air transportation and ...