India’s ministry of defence has cleared an upgrade programme for its 10 Navy Kamov Ka-28 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters.
The $294 million deal received defence acquisition council approval in July, says the navy.
“The KA-28 will receive state-of-the-art western weapons and sensors and the upgrade is to be completed in 42 months.”
The work will be performed in Russia and India. Industry sources say equipment will be sourced by the Russian agency handling the upgrade.
The mid-life upgrade of the nearly obsolete co-axial helicopters has been pursued by the Navy since 2008.
The upgrade was stalled following the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper controversy, as the ATOS mission management system and Seaspray maritime surveillance radar were from Finmeccanica Group (since renamed Leonardo) companies.
04/08/16 FlightGlobal
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The $294 million deal received defence acquisition council approval in July, says the navy.
“The KA-28 will receive state-of-the-art western weapons and sensors and the upgrade is to be completed in 42 months.”
The work will be performed in Russia and India. Industry sources say equipment will be sourced by the Russian agency handling the upgrade.
The mid-life upgrade of the nearly obsolete co-axial helicopters has been pursued by the Navy since 2008.
The upgrade was stalled following the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper controversy, as the ATOS mission management system and Seaspray maritime surveillance radar were from Finmeccanica Group (since renamed Leonardo) companies.
04/08/16 FlightGlobal
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