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Soviet Union / Early Cold War

Kamov Ka-15

A compact coaxial naval helicopter developed for shipboard anti-submarine reconnaissance and attack.

Archive ID: afm_0000505
Kamov Ka-15, shown in the selected representative source image.Alan Wilson / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0Image source

A compact coaxial naval helicopter developed for shipboard anti-submarine reconnaissance and attack.

Primary roleMaritime Combat
First flight1952
Service entry1955
OriginSoviet Union
ManufacturerKamov Design Bureau
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeRotorcraft

Development

Kamov Ka-15 was developed by Kamov Design Bureau in Soviet Union as a maritime-combat aircraft. The family first flew in 1952 and entered service in 1955. Its recorded airframe configuration is rotorcraft, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, Kamov Ka-15 is represented primarily in the maritime-combat aircraft role. The sourced variant records include service with Soviet Naval Aviation. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include anti submarine.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include Ka-15M.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Ka-15MProductionMaritime CombatSoviet Naval Aviation

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995 — Osprey Aerospace · Tier 3