Russian Pacific Fleet’s Naval Aviation to receive upgraded Ka-29 helicopters in 2017
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Kamov Ka 29 Russian Navy
The Russian Pacific Fleet’s Naval Aviation will receive a batch of upgraded Kamov Ka-29 (NATO reporting name: Helix-B) helicopters in 2017, Russian Eastern Military District spokesman for the Pacific Fleet Captain 2nd Rank Vladimir Matveyev told TASS.
 
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Russian Pacific Fleet’s Naval Aviation to receive upgraded Ka-29 helicopters in 2017
 
The Russian Pacific Fleet’s Naval Aviation will receive a batch of upgraded Kamov Ka-29 (NATO reporting name: Helix-B) helicopters in 2017, Russian Eastern Military District spokesman for the Pacific Fleet Captain 2nd Rank Vladimir Matveyev told TASS.
     
Kamov Ka 29 Russian NavyRussian Navy Kamov Ka-29 in flight. Picture: Dmitry Ryazanov
     
The Ka-29 helicopter is designed to counter hostile ships and submarines, he added. "An air unit in the Primorye Territory [in Russia’s Far East] has started receiving the upgraded planes," Matveyev said.

"Under the state contract, a Russian Helicopters Group company has repainted the helicopters and replaced elements of their main rotor masts, engines and gearboxes," he added.

The Ka-29 helicopter is designed to counter hostile ships and submarines. It can be also used to transport military personnel and cargo.

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