Igor Chechikov, a deputy CEO of the Russian Helicopters, told RIA Novosti in an interview that the replacement for the Ka-27 shipborne anti-submarine helicopter will be ready to fly by 2020.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The project is given the code name Lamprey and the specifications for the rotorcraft has been set.