The Ministry of Defense of Russia has shown footage of the combat work of the multipurpose Mi-28NM «Night Hunter» attack helicopter. The rotorcraft performs tasks to destroy fortified areas and clusters of military equipment.
The helicopter is made according to the classical scheme with a four-bladed tail rotor and a five-bladed main rotor. The Mi-28NM is equipped with two VK-2500-02 turboshaft engines manufactured by the Russian company «Klimov» with a capacity of 2,700 hp each, as well as an auxiliary wing and a non-retractable tricycle landing gear.
The crew of the Mi-28NM — a pilot and a navigator-operator, it is possible to accommodate two passengers in the radio equipment compartment. The cockpit is armored, the glass can withstand bullets up to 12.7 mm caliber.
The helicopter's armament includes a 2A42 30 mm caliber cannon, an Ataka-V guided missile system of the air-to-surface class, Igla air-to-air missiles, S-8 80 mm caliber and S-13 130 mm unguided missile blocks. Four suspension units can carry up to 1.6 tons of combat load.
Characteristics of Mi-28NM:
- Take-off weight — 10 thousand 900 kg (normal), 11 thousand 700 kg (maximum)
- Range — 1 thousand 105 km (ferry), 500 km (practical)
- Maximum speed — 300 km/h, cruising - 265 km/h
- Practical ceiling — 5.7 thousand m
Earlier www1.ru reported that the Mi-28NM has undergone hardware and software adaptation to the use of new high-speed multipurpose tactical missiles 9M123M «Chrysanthemum-VM».
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