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Indian destroyer INS Kochi conducts PASSEX with Russian Navy

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    17th Jan, 2022

The Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and built guided-missile destroyer, INS Kochi, exercised with Russian Federation Navy’s RFS Admiral Tributs and Kamov Ka-27 helicopter in the Arabian Sea.

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The Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and built guided-missile destroyer, INS Kochi, exercised with Russian Federation Navy’s RFS Admiral Tributs and Kamov Ka-27 helicopter in the Arabian Sea.

Kamov Ka-27

  • The Kamov Ka-27 is a military helicopter developed for the Soviet Navy, and currently in service in various countries including Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, China, South Korea, and India.
  • Variants include the Ka-29 assault transport, the Ka-28 downgraded export version, and the Ka-32 for civilian use.
  • The Ka-27 is based on two rotors designed to spin in opposite directions to give directional stability during flight. 
  • The Ka-27 is operated by a crew of 3, including the pilot, technical coordinator, an ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) systems operator for the Ka-27PL variant, or a winch operator for the Ka-27PS.

INS Kochi 

  • INS Kochi (D64) is the second ship of the Kolkata-class stealth guided-missile destroyers built under the code name Project 15A for the Indian Navy. 
  • It was constructed by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. 
  • After undergoing extensive sea trials, it was commissioned to Indian Navy service on 30 September 2015.

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