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Mission

The Mi-35/Mi-35P helicopters are designed

to provide close air support to ground troops,
engage small-size armoured and unarmoured
ground and sea targets, escort troops on the
march, airlift and provide close air support to
airborne and special operations teams, and
carry out medevac, reconnaissance and other
operations.

The helicopters can airlift eight air assault

troops with side arms, or four casualties plus
one medical attendant, or 1,500kg cargo in the
cargo compartment, or 2,400 kg on a sling.

Equipment

The helicopter’s avionics and instruments

enable all-weather, day/night operations in any
climate.

Armament

The Mi-35s can carry up to eight

Ataka/Shturm ATGMs, up to 128 S-5 rockets in
UB-32 pods, up to 80 the S-8 rockets in B8V20-
A pods, up to four S-24 rockets, UPK-23-250
gun pods, pods with grenade launchers or
machine guns, 50 to 500kg bombs, two KMGU-
2 small-size cargo containers, and incendiary
tanks weighing up to 500 kg.

The gun armament comprises one USPU-24

swivelling cannon turret with one four-barrel
YakB-12.7 machine gun (Mi-35) or one NPU-30
gun mount with the twin-barrel 30mm GSh-30
cannon and 250 rounds of ammunition (Mi-
35P). Either combat version is equipped with a
self-defence and survivability enhancement
system.

Basic specifications

Take-off weight, kg:

normal 11,200
maximum 11,500

Payload, kg:

normal (cargo compartment)

1,500

maximum (underslung)

2,400

Air speed, km/h:

maximum 320
cruising 280

Hovering ceiling, m

1,750

Service ceiling, m

4,500

Range, km

450

Ferry range, km

1,000

Powerplant

2 x TV3-117VMA turboshafts

Crew 2

Mi-35/Mi-35P

Combat Transport Helicopters

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Features

The Mi-35M upgraded helicopter features

enhanced combat efficiency thanks to
improved flight performance, round-the-clock
employment capability, and modernised
weapons systems.

The upgraded helicopter is capable of carrying

out a wider range of combat missions, including
air reconnaissance with real-time target location
and designation, by day and night, in all weather
conditions.

The upgraded helicopter is fitted with new

main and tail rotors, a new swash plate assem-
bly, a shorter modernised wing with an integrat-
ed cargo lifting system, a non-retractable land-
ing gear, increased-capacity external fuel tanks,
and an upgraded power plant. These measures
increase the helicopter's hovering ceiling up to
4,000 m and its service ceiling up to 5,700 m,
enhance survivability and flight safety, and ren-
der maintenance much easier.

Equipment

The Mi-35M is equipped with advanced

avionics and night vision systems, including
night vision goggles, operated at night with sub-
dued cockpit instrument lighting; GOES-342
electro-optical system with a laser range finder,
GLONASS/NAVSTAR satellite navigation sys-
tem, electronic multifunction displays, onboard

computer, and jam-proof
communications equip-
ment. The upgraded
avionics suite enables
ground surveillance
(with 20 to 25m stan-
dard deviation), round-
the-clock low-altitude
flights with visual obser-
vation of underlying ter-
rain, take-offs from/
landings at unequipped
sites, day/night recon-
naissance with target
location and designa-
tion, and attacks against

ground and air targets in any combat environ-
ments.

Armament

The helicopter’s round-the-clock combat effi-

ciency is enhanced thanks to installation of
eight highly effective ATGMs, four Igla-V air-to-
air missiles, up to 10 S-13 rockets, the GSh-23
cannon with 450-round ammunition load, and
improved weapons control system, computer
system, and software.

On customer request the helicopter moderni-

sation programme can be carried out in several
stages.

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Basic specifications

Take-off weight, kg:

normal 10,900

maximum 11,500

Payload weight, kg:

normal 1,500

maximum (underslung)

2,400

Air speed, km/h:

maximum 315

cruising 260

Hovering ceiling, m

4,000

Service ceiling, m

5,700

Range, km:

without extra fuel tanks

415

with extra fuel tanks

1,085

Powerplant

2 x VK-2500 turboshafts

Crew 2

Mi-35M

Upgraded Combat Transport Helicopter

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Mission

The Mi-28NE gunship is designed to engage

armoured and soft-skinned ground, sea and air
targets, provide close air support to ground
troops, escort tactical airborne troops, conduct
air-to-air combat and air reconnaissance in all
weather conditions, during stand-alone and
group missions with automated target designa-
tion and distribution.

The Mi-28NE is capable of automated terrain-

following at low and very low altitudes (10 to 25 m),
employing its radar and electro-optical surveil-
lance and sighting systems. Excellent power-to-
weight ratio allows for operations in alpine terrain,
at high ambient temperatures. The Mi-28NE is
capable of performing combat manoeuvres with
vertical overload of up to 2.6 g, sideways and tail-
first flights at a speed of up to 100km/h, and heli-
copter aerobatics.

Equipment

The integrated avionics suite includes a high-

precision navigation system (comprising the iner-
tial, satellite, and geophysical orientation sys-
tems); a stabilised sighting system with
optical/IR/TV channels featuring video/radar
image quality improvement and synthesis sub-
systems; a thermal imaging system with a laser
rangefinder; a mast-mounted radar; helmet-
mounted target designation and display systems;
an onboard computer; an electronic display sys-
tem with MFDs; an automated data transfer sys-
tem; a self-defence system; an automated control

system; and a flight mission data processing sys-
tem.

The Mi-28NE is the world’s best helicopter in

terms of battlefield survivability. Its automated
control system restores proper engine operation
after firing-induced stalls, thus extending the
unguided weapons delivery range to cover the
entire combat altitude and airspeed envelope.

Armament

The Mi-28NE armament includes up to 16

Ataka-V ATGMs, up to eight Igla missiles, up to 80
S-8 rockets in B8V20-A pods, up to 20 S-13 rock-
ets in B13L1 pods, and up to four KMGU-2 small-
size cargo containers. The helicopter carries a
built-in NPPU-28N swivelling gun mount with one
30mm 2A42 cannon (250-round ammunition
load), and UPK-23-250 gun pods.

Basic specifications

Take-off weight, kg:

normal 11,000

maximum 12,100

Air speed, km/h:

maximum 305

cruising 270

Hovering ceiling, m

3,600

Service ceiling, m

5,700

Range, km:

normal 450

ferry 1,100

Powerplant

2 x TV3-117VMA turboshafts

Crew 2

Mi-28NE

Combat Helicopter

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