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The future of the combat helicopter fleet in Russia

Moscow, Russia - Just few Mil Mi-8s and Mi-24s to be involved by an update while the Mi-28 will become the leading edge rotor-winged aircraft

The Russian armed forces units deploying combat helicopters will change dramatically by 2016, both for quality and quantity reasons. As far as it is concerned with quality, Moscow's Government would appear currently to schedule a fleet mainly based on the Mil Mi-28 Havoc chopper, as destined to become the leading edge vehicle of the rotor-winged Russian defence. Just few Mi-8 Hips and Mi-24 Hinds of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 107399
Rome, Italy, 11/11/2004 16:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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