Mil Mi-28

Mi-28
A Mi-28NM of the Russian Air Force
General information
TypeAttack helicopter
National originSoviet Union
Russia
ManufacturerMil
Designer
Marat Tishchenko
StatusIn service
Primary usersRussian Air Force
Number built190+ as of May 2025
History
Manufactured1982–present
Introduction date15 October 2009 (Mi-28N)
First flight10 November 1982

The Mil Mi-28 (NATO reporting name "Havoc") is a Soviet all-weather, day-night, military tandem, two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter. It is an attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, and is better optimized than the Mil Mi-24 gunship for the role. It carries a single gun in an undernose barbette, plus external loads carried on pylons beneath stub wings.