Bangalore, February 18th. / TASS /. Eight helicopters Ka-27 Russian Navy this year will overhaul and modernization, received a new radar command and tactical system. It is planned to upgrade the 46 vehicles of this type, told Trend. TASS First Deputy CEO and Chief Designer "Corporation" Fazotron-NIIR "develop a new system, Yuri Guskov.
"In the ranks is a limited number of machines, - said Andrei. - It was therefore decided prior to adopting a" sea "of helicopters on the basis of the Ka-50 / Ka-52 in the short term to upgrade 46 helicopters Ka-27".
The works will be carried out on Arsenyev Aviation Company (part of "Russian Helicopters").
Interlocutor of the agency said that the new system with the working title FHA includes airborne radar and information systems. It will provide a modernized Ka-27M capabilities circular scan, detect all types of ships and submarines, increase the range of detection and destruction of targets. Andrei said that Ka-27M introduced modern forms of transmission of information in real time on the ground or ship command posts and other helicopters.
"The helicopter with the system passed state tests FHA," - said the representative of "Fazotron-NIIR".
"Accordingly, this year the first eight Ka-27M must be received by the Russian Navy," - he added.
Cette modernisation était attendue depuis plus de 10 ans. Voir un historique de cet appareil entré en service pour l'ex-URSS en 1981 :
http://www.aviationsmilitaires.net/v2/base/view/Model/673.html
Les essais du prototype de la version modernisée Ka-27M avaient eu lieu en 2012-2013 :
http://french.ruvr.ru/2013_07_21/Premiere-etape-d-essais-de-l-hecliocptere-modernise-Ka-27-7409/
http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsrussian-navy-begins-flight-trials-of-modified-kamov-ka-27m-helicopter
Le Ka-27M serait doté d'un nouveau radar AESA nommé FH-A :
http://news2.ru/story/386482/