Military & Defense August 07, 12:11 UTC+3
The manufacturer would like to test the
Mi-28UB helicopters in Syria
MOSCOW, August 4. /TASS/. Russia’s newest helicopter
Mi-28UB (with dual controls) will be tested in Syria, the CEO of the
Helicopters of Russia company, Andrei Boginsky, has said.
"Currently the Mi-28N helicopter has a crew of two -
the pilot and the operator. The task of the new project is to turn the
helicopters into a combined combat and training aircraft, with the full set of
controls in front of both seats. We would like these helicopters [Mi-28UB -
TASS] to undergo tests here [in Syria]," Boginsky said in an interview on
the Zvezda TV news channel recorded at the Hmeymim air base.......Read rest of article: HERE
In January it was announced that Mi-28UB helicopters of
recent modification with double control, also called "night hunters" ("Nighthunters")
had successfully passed state tests and from 2017 in service of the armed
forces of Russia. Source
Russian Mil Mi-28 helicopter targets ISIL in
Syria
Mi-28UB
The Mi-28UB is a new combat training helicopter designed
by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant. The helicopter is based on the Mi-28NE
Night Hunter combat helicopter and will be used to train military pilots that
require flight practice on Night Hunter helicopters.
The Mi-28UB meets the training requirements of the
Russian Ministry of Defence as well as those of export customers. It can also
serve as an attack helicopter, performing search-and-destroy missions against
land-based targets, small naval vessels and low-speed aerial targets during the
day or night and in all weather conditions.
Rostvertol, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters,
successfully conducted the first demonstration flight of the Mi-28UB helicopter
in August 2013 at its flight test facility in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
It can also serve as an attack helicopter, performing
search-and-destroy missions against land-based targets, small naval vessels and
low-speed aerial targets during the day or night and in all weather conditions.
Russian Helicopters unveiled the Mi-28UB helicopter to
the public at the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS 2013). The
Russian Ministry of Defence plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28 UB helicopters for
the Russian Air Force by 2020. The new helicopters will complement the Air
Force command units that typically operate Night Hunter helicopters. Source
Russian Mi-28N/NM Night Hunter: Details
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