Mil Mi-28
1982 attack helicopter family by Mil
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Summary
Mil Mi-28 is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 7,812 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #271 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Russian Air Force[3]
- Manufacturer: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant[4], Rostvertol[5]
- Developer: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant[6]
- Subclass of: attack helicopter[7]
- Commons category: Mil Mi-28[8]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[9]
- Powered by: Klimov TV3-117[10]
- Armament: Shipunov 2A42[11], 9M120 Ataka[12], S-8[13], S-13[14], Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23[15], 9K38 Igla[16], KMGU[17]
- NATO reporting name: Havoc[18]
- First flight: November 10, 1982[19]
- Participated in conflict: full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war[20]
- Service entry: 2006[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mil Mi-28[22]
- Commons gallery: Mil Mi-28[23]
- Total produced: 126[24]
- Native label: Ми-28[25]
- Length: 17.01 m[26]
- Height: 3.82 m[27]
Why It Matters
Mil Mi-28 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]