The VK-800V derivative was developed for the power units of helicopters of small and large load-carrying capacity, both in twin- and single-engine configuration.

The engine parameters meet the requirements of the tested model of a centrifugal compressor and the single-stage un-cooled turbines.

Despite a statement in 1998 that bench testing was "about to begin," a report dated 21 December 2001 stated that the two partners had "begun production of the first components".

Klimov has spent the past several years simplifying the engine and, among other things, removing one of the original two centrifugal compressors.

In September of 2024, Vladimir Putin ordered the single-engine UZGA LMS-901 Baikal aircraft into serial production as the Antonov An-2’s intended replacement.