Kamov Ka-25
From The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project
The Kamov Ka-25 (NATO reporting name 'Hormone') is a Russian naval helicopter. Designed by Nikolai Il'yich Kamov or V.A.Glushenkov. First flew in 1961. It was produced by the Kamov company. The design of the Ka-25 featured the characteristic coaxial rotor design of Kamov-designed military helicopters.
Variants
- Ka-25PL and Ka-25BSh (Hormone-A) variants are used in the anti-submarine warfare role, equipped with radar, dipping sonar and a towed MAD, armed with torpedoes, nuclear or conventional depth-charges.
- The Ka-25T (Hormone-B) varianst are used in the Over-The-Horizon (OTH) missile guidance role, in other words the Ka-25T targets enemy ships with its radar.
- Ka-25PS (Hormone-C) : Search and rescue version.
- Ka-25BShZ : Mine-sweeping version.
- Ka-25B (Hormone-A): Anti-submarine version.
- Ka-25F : Proposed attack version.
- Ka-25V : Civilian flying crane helicopter. Prototype only.
- Ka-25TL : Missile tracking version. Also known as the Ka-25TI and Ka-25IV.
Operators
- India, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam, Yugoslavia
Copyright
"Original data received from Wikipedia on April 11, 2006. Credit given to original authors can be seen Here."
