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Russian Helicopters presented a new version of the Mi-28N attack helicopter that improves combat survivability and firepower and implements manned-unmanned teaming capability for the first time. The “Night Hunter” was used extensively in the Syrian theater, used both by the Russian and Syrian forces. Some of the improvements address lessons learned from these operations. “We are constantly improving military helicopters because the requirements of our customers change, and we always aim to meet them. Due to the experience of using Mi-28 machines during military operations, we knew how to further develop this project. The modernization considerably increased the capabilities of...

Russia Commits to Multi-Year Buy of 67 Mi-28 Attack Helicopters Posted 20-Jul-2006 05:52 The Mi-28A "Havoc" first appeared at the Paris Air Show in 1989, but was never produced in numbers due competition from the Ka-50 "Black Shark" and Russia's financial situation in the aftermath of communism. An improved Mi-28N (see also Rostvertol profile) with full day/night capabilities was introduced as a prototype in 1996, but the Mi-28N would wait until 2004 for the first flight by an improved second prototype, and only began flight testing with the Russian Air Force in June 2005. Defense-Aerospace relays a July 18 Rostvertol...

ROSTOV-ON-DON, March 31, 2004. (RIA Novosti) - The Russian army will be equipped with new helicopters, Mi-28N, called Night Hunter, in two years, President Putin's adviser Alexander Burutin has said. He arrived in Rostov-on-Don, Southern Russia, on Wednesday, to participate in the helicopter's tests at the local Rosvertol plant. According to the adviser, Night Hunter, which began to be developed in 1993, will come to replace the Mi-24 helicopter called "a flying tank". The new helicopter will have a completely new integrated complex of onboard equipment created by Russian experts. Today this is the only helicopter in the world that...