Upgraded "Night Hunter" will be able to control artillery fire
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The upgraded Mi-28HM "Night Hunter" helicopters will have the opportunity to coordinate with the missile and artillery complexes of the Ground Forces and the Navy.
According to Interfax, citing a source in the aviation industry, the main role of helicopters will be to transmit the coordinates of targets that should be attacked. This will allow for joint reconnaissance and strike operations. A scheme for interaction with shock aircraft is also being developed. aviation VCS.
The technology of information exchange between helicopters and rocket complexes will be tested at the combat training Mi-28UB. Complete the development of the entire system is planned before the end of this year.
Recall that at the end of last year, the Russian Defense Ministry signed a contract for the production of an initial batch of Mi-28NM helicopters. The first two machines will be manufactured during 2018. They differ significantly from the basic version of the helicopter. The fuselage and engines, the sighting and surveillance system and the onboard radio-electronic complex were modernized, communication equipment appeared with drones.
The Mi-28 helicopter was nicknamed "Night Hunter", as it is able to fight equally effectively at any time of the day. Its main weapons are anti-tank guided missiles "Sturm" or "Attack", reports "RG-Force"
Valery Matytsin / TASS
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