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Anti-submarine warfare helicopter (Ka-27/Ka-28) Attack helicopter with transport capabilities (Ka-29) Civilian utility helicopter (Ka-32)
Kamov Ka-27 is a anti-submarine warfare helicopter (Ka-27/Ka-28) Attack helicopter with transport capabilities (Ka-29) Civilian utility helicopter (Ka-32) originating in Soviet Union / Russia. It was built by Kamov.
Soviet Union / RussiaKamov Ka-27
Jason R. Zalasky, U.S. Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedAnti-submarine warfare helicopter (Ka-27/Ka-28) Attack helicopter with transport capabilities (Ka-29) Civilian utility helicopter (Ka-32)
Soviet Union / Russia
Kamov
In service
Soviet Navy (historical) Russian Navy Ukrainian Navy Indian Navy
1979–2010
1982
24 December 1973
Kamov Ka-25
Kamov Ka-31
one-three, plus two-three specialists (Ka-27)
4,000 kg (8,818 lb) payload (Ka-32), or up to 16 troops (Ka-29).
11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
6,500 kg (14,330 lb)
11,000 kg (24,251 lb)
12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
2 × Isotov TV3-117V turboshaft engines, 1,660 kW (2,230 hp) each
2 × 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
205 km/h (127 mph, 111 kn)
980 km (610 mi, 530 nmi)
5,000 m (16,000 ft)
392.2 m 2 (4,222 sq ft) 3-bladed contra-rotating rotors
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Kamov Ka-27 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AlgeriaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Ka-27PS Helix D. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / SAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
AzerbaijanAir Force and Air Defence exact named equipment holdings: Ka-32 Helix C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ChinaReported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-27PS / Kamov Ka-28. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 3 / in service: 14. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Equatorial GuineaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Ka-29 Helix. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IndiaReported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-28. Service scope: Naval Air Arm; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 14. Origin: USSR. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
LaosReported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-32. Service scope: Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
MyanmarAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Ka-28 Helix A. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / ASW. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
RussiaNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: Ka-29 Helix. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
South KoreaCoast Guard exact named equipment holdings: Ka-32 Helix C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SyriaDated directory active-fleet estimate for Ka-28, grouped under Kamov Ka-27. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
UkraineDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types Ka-27, grouped under Kamov Ka-27. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
VietnamDated directory active-fleet estimate for Ka-32; Ka-28, grouped under Kamov Ka-27. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
Soviet Navy (historical) Russian Navy Ukrainian Navy Indian Navy
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-32S. Service scope: Azerbaijani Air Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 3. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-32S. Service scope: Azerbaijani Air Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 3. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-27PS / Kamov Ka-28. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 3 / in service: 14. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Naval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: Ka-27PS. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / SAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-29. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-28. Service scope: Naval Air Arm; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 14. Origin: USSR. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-28. Service scope: Naval Air Arm; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 14. Origin: USSR. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-28. Service scope: Naval Air Arm; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 14. Origin: USSR. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Ka-28 ASW Helicopter · Ka-28. Service scope: Naval aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Ka-28 ASW Helicopter · Ka-28. Service scope: Naval aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Kamov Ka-27 · Ka-28. Service scope: Myanmar Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings: Ka-32 Helix C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.