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The Kamov Ka-60 Kosatka (, "Killer Whale") is a Russian medium twin-turbine military transport helicopter under development by Kamov. It performed its first flight on 24 December 1998.

The civil version is known as Kamov Ka-62.

Design

The Ka-60 has an estimated local military market of 200 units (Army aviation units, Border Police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs). The Ka-60 is to be used for aerial reconnaissance, for transporting air-assault forces, radio-electronic jamming, for special-operations missions and for various light-transport missions. Variations for foreign sale are expected. Manufacture is to take place at Ulan-Ude.

The civil version, the Ka-62, can carry up to 15 passengers or of cargo (internally or externally), has a top speed of and a range of . It has a 30-minute run-dry gearbox by Zoerkler, and can operate on one engine up to .

Development

The development of the helicopter was long. The program started in 1984, but the first prototype Ka-60-01 flew in December 1998, and the second in 2007.

A civil version, the Ka-62, was initially proposed when the Ka-60 programme was launched, but no production followed owing to development problems with the Ka-60's Saturn RD-600V 1500 hp engines. Instead, an agreement was signed in April 2011 to use the Turbomeca Ardiden 3G turboshaft for a revised Ka-62. The main rotor will be driven via a new transmission, while the helicopter will have a revised cabin with larger windows and new avionics. First flight of the Ka-62 was planned for May 2013, with certification in 2014. Four prototypes and an initial batch of 16 Ka-62s for the Russian Ministry of Defence were planned, with another 12 ordered by South American civilian customers. Russian certification was expected in 2018, with European EASA certification following in 2020.

The Ka-62 was unveiled in 2012 and flight tests began in 2017. About 60% of the Ka-62's parts had been sourced from Western suppliers, and could no longer be imported.

In 2023, a spokesman for the manufacturer confirmed that design work on the helicopter type was ongoing, including a possible effort to substitute Russian-made parts for the Western parts no longer available.

;Ka-64 Sky Horse: Western certified export version equipped with two General Electric T700/CT7 turboshaft engines and five-blade main rotor.

Operators

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Russian Aerospace Forces (100 on order)

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Atlas Taxi Aereo (7 on order)

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Vertical de Aviación (5 on order)

Specifications

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