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Airborne early warning and control
Kamov Ka-31 is a airborne early warning and control. It was built by Kamov.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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Mapped labelled specifications
kamov helicopter edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – English Kamov Ka-31 kamov helicopter Statements instance of aircraft 0 references subclass o
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Official equipment index linked profile names
Products | DDPMoD Translating to your chosen language.... Skip to main content Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Defence Production Search English हिन्दी Accessibility Controls Accessibility Options Reset Text Size Increase Text Size Normal Text Size Decrease Dark/Light Contrast Invert Highlight Links Show/Hide Images Default Cursor Saturation Change Theme Color Fill Background with theme color Set Key Offerings / Recent Documents box style Home Ministry Ministry sub-navigati
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Official equipment index linked profile names
Products | DDPMoD Translating to your chosen language.... Skip to main content Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Defence Production Search English हिन्दी Accessibility Controls Accessibility Options Reset Text Size Increase Text Size Normal Text Size Decrease Dark/Light Contrast Invert Highlight Links Show/Hide Images Default Cursor Saturation Change Theme Color Fill Background with theme color Set Key Offerings / Recent Documents box style Home Ministry Ministry sub-navigati
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Official equipment index linked profile names
Products | DDPMoD Translating to your chosen language.... Skip to main content Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Defence Production Search English हिन्दी Accessibility Controls Accessibility Options Reset Text Size Increase Text Size Normal Text Size Decrease Dark/Light Contrast Invert Highlight Links Show/Hide Images Default Cursor Saturation Change Theme Color Fill Background with theme color Set Key Offerings / Recent Documents box style Home Ministry Ministry sub-navigati
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Official equipment index linked profile names
Products | DDPMoD Translating to your chosen language.... Skip to main content Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Defence Production Search English हिन्दी Accessibility Controls Accessibility Options Reset Text Size Increase Text Size Normal Text Size Decrease Dark/Light Contrast Invert Highlight Links Show/Hide Images Default Cursor Saturation Change Theme Color Fill Background with theme color Set Key Offerings / Recent Documents box style Home Ministry Ministry sub-navigati
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Retained English infobox, specifications and article text
Ka-31 Ka-31 in 2005 General information Type Airborne early warning and control Manufacturer Kamov Status In service, In production Primary users Russian Navy Indian Naval Air Arm People's Liberation Army Navy Number built 28 History Manufactured 1985–present Introduction date 1995 First flight 1987
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Airborne early warning and control
Kamov
In service, In production
Russian Navy Indian Naval Air Arm People's Liberation Army Navy
28
1985–present
1995
1987
Kamov Ka-27
2
12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) rotors folded
5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
12,500 kg (27,558 lb)
2 × Isotov TV3-117VMA turboshaft engines, 1,864 kW (2,500 hp) each take-off / contingency rating
2 × 15.9 m (52 ft 2 in)
250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
205 km/h (127 mph, 111 kn)
600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi) max. fuel with radar antenna stowed
2 hours 30 minutes on-station loiter at 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
397.2 m 2 (4,275 sq ft)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kamov Ka-31 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChinaReported count for Kamov Ka-31. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Navy 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: 9. Origin: Russia. 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.
Reported count for Kamov Ka-31. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Navy 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: 9. Origin: Russia. 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.
IndiaReported count for Kamov Ka-31 · Ka-31 Helix. 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: Russia. 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.
RussiaDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types Ka-31 (AEW), grouped under Kamov Ka-31. 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.
Russian Navy Indian Naval Air Arm People's Liberation Army Navy
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Kamov Ka-31 · Ka-31 Helix. 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: Russia. 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-31 · Ka-31 Helix. 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: 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-31 · Ka-31 Helix. 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: 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.