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Developed from. Mil Mi-8. The Mil Mi-24 ( Russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. [ 1] It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and was introduced by the Soviet Air Force in 1972.
It lacked the four-barrel Yak-B 12.7mm machine gun under the nose. Mi-24U. (Hind-C) Training version without nose gun and wingtip stations. Mi-24BMT. Small number of Mi-24s converted into minesweepers. Mi-24D. (Hind-D) The Mi-24D was designed to be a more pure gunship than the earlier variants.
A Russian Air Force Mi-28. The Mi-28 is a new-generation attack helicopter that functions as an air-to-air and air-to-ground partner for the Mi-24 Hind and Ka-50 Hokum. The five-blade main rotor is mounted above the body midsection, short, wide, tapered, weapon-carrying wings are mounted to the rear of the body midsection.
For a list of historical military aircraft used by the Indian military, ... Mil Mi-24: Russia attack: Mi-24/25/35: 15 [13] HAL Prachand: India attack 10 [25] 66 on ...
Operation Mount Hope III. Operation Mount Hope III was a top secret clandestine American military operation to capture a Soviet-made Mil Mi-25 "Hind-D" attack helicopter, an export model of the Soviet Mi-24. The aircraft had been abandoned in the conflict between Libya and Chad .
As of 28 May 2024 at least 29 Mi-8/Mi-8MTPR-1 have been lost and 11 damaged in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Mil Mi-24 Soviet Union/ Russia: Rotorcraft: Attack: 1972: 328: 328 [56] As of 28 May 2024 at least 4 Mi-24P, 4 Mi-24V/P and nine Mi-35M have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Mil Mi-26 Soviet Union/ Russia: Rotorcraft ...
The Soviet Mil Mi-24 (NATO code name: Hind) is a large, heavily armed and armored helicopter gunship and troop transport. [20] It was introduced in the 1970s and operated by the pre-1991 Soviet Air Force and its successors post-1991, and more than 30 other nations. [21]
The Mil Mi-17 export version is employed by around 20 countries; its equivalent in Russian service in the Mi-8M series. The only visible differences between the Mi-8 and Mi-17 are A) the position of the tail rotor (Mi-8 right side, Mi-17 left side), B) the shape of the exhausts (Mi-8 circular, Mi-17 oval), and C) Dust shields in front of engine ...