{"id":4343,"date":"2016-08-08T20:09:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=4343"},"modified":"2016-08-08T20:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:09:32","slug":"india-signs-300m-helicopter-deal-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/india-signs-300m-helicopter-deal-with-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"India signs $300M Helicopter deal with Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India has signed a $300 million contract with Russian state arms exporter <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roe.ru\/roe\/eng_status.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rosoboronexport<\/a><\/span> to modernize 10 Russian-made submarine-hunting helicopters\u00a0for the Indian Navy, <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/business\/20160804\/1043931461\/india-russia-ka-28-helicopters.html\" target=\"_blank\">said\u00a0Indian Navy spokesman<\/a><\/span> Capt. D.K. Sharma.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;All 10 copters will be modernized and upgraded and delivered at regular intervals over the coming five years,&#8221; the official said of the Kamov-28 helicopters.\u00a0India issued a request to upgrade the\u00a0helicopters in 2008.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to an\u00a0Indian Navy official, the service is facing a shortage\u00a0of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters and has been\u00a0relying on Kamov-28s with 1980s-era technology. The other ASW helicopters with the Navy are 16 aging Sea King helicopters, which need urgent replacement, the official added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ka-28 helicopter is an export modification of\u00a0the Ka-27, designed for\u00a0anti-submarine warfare missions and capable of\u00a0docking on\u00a0various types of\u00a0ships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India purchased these helicopters in\u00a01980. According to\u00a0reports, only four of\u00a0them are currently suitable for\u00a0use.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Ka-27 and Ka-28 anti-submarine warfare helicopters<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ka-27 and Ka-28 are naval anti-submarine helicopters and the Ka-29 is a naval combat and transport helicopter, designed and manufactured by the Kamov Design Bureau in Russia. The helicopters are known in the West by the Nato reporting name Helix.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mission of the helicopters is to detect, track and destroy submerged submarines at a depth of 500m and running at speeds up to 75km\/h at any time of year and in all weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ka-28 has both day and night operations capability. 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