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Kamov Ka-65

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Ka-65
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National originRussia
History
First flight2025 (expected)

Kamov Ka-65 Minoga (Russian: "Минога"; Lamprey) is a project for a new helicopter to replace Ka-27 in the Russian Navy by Kamov.

Design and development

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The Helicopter is being developed as part of Minoga program ordered on 28 November 2014 by the Russian Defence Ministry.[1]

In June 2019 a photo of what appears to be a prototype of the Minoga has appeared online.[2][3][4]

At the Army-2020 forum Russian Helicopters holding have signed a contract with the Russian Defence Ministry for the first stage of R&D work on the advanced Minoga helicopter. The head of the company, Andrey Boginskiy has said that at the first stage of the R&D, it is planned to create a Testbed, perform ground testing of systems, assemblies, and structural elements, and its completion is scheduled for 2023.[5]

It is planned that the Minoga will replace the Ka-27 helicopters in all areas of their application: in anti-submarine, search and rescue, assault and transport variants, as well as in airborne early warning version.[1]

As of 2020, flight tests of the helicopter were scheduled to begin in 2025 or 2026.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "How Russia Is Modernizing Its Naval Aviation Fleet | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  2. ^ "Опытный образец вертолёта "Минога" появится после 2020 года » Авиация России" (in Russian). 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  3. ^ "Russia's Minoga Maritime Helo In Advanced Stage Of Construction | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  4. ^ Karnozov, Vladimir. "Kamov's Ka-65 Minoga Breaks Cover | AIN". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  5. ^ "Подписан контракт на опытно-конструкторские работы по противолодочному вертолёту "Минога" » Авиация России" (in Russian). 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  6. ^ Сычев, Василий. "Первый летный образец «Миноги» создадут к 2025 году". N + 1 — главное издание о науке, технике и технологиях (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-07-24.