Mil Mi-28

Mi-28
A Mi-28N of the Russian Air Force
General information
TypeAttack helicopter
National originSoviet Union/Russia
ManufacturerMil
StatusIn service[1]
Primary usersRussian Aerospace Forces
Number built126[2]
History
Manufactured1982–present
Introduction date15 October 2009 (Mi-28N)[3]
First flight10 November 1982[4]

The Mil Mi-28 (NATO reporting name "Havoc") is a Soviet all-weather, day-night, military tandem, two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter. It is an attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, better optimized than the Mil Mi-24 gunship for the role. It carries a single gun in an undernose barbette, plus external loads carried on pylons beneath stub wings.

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  2. ^ "Mi-28 Havoc Multipurpose assault helicopter". redstar.gr.
  3. ^ "Журнал Взлёт: ВВС России передано еще шесть Ми-28Н". Take-off.ru. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Mil Mi-28". Jane's Helicopter Markets and Systems. Jane's Information Group, 2010. (Subscription article dated 30 April 2010).