How Britain would evaluate Kamov helicopters

If Britain obtained Ka-27 or Ka-31 helicopters, would it hand them to the United States or evaluate them itself?

Britain would probably evaluate them itself, with American cooperation rather than simply surrendering the opportunity to inspect them.

Britain had the facilities and incentive to conduct its own technical evaluation of captured Soviet helicopters. Those facilities were considered capable of handling the assessment with discretion. American specialists could observe the work or receive the findings through intelligence sharing. The likely sequence was a British-led evaluation followed by allied cooperation, rather than an immediate handover.