Another batch of Mi-35M helicopters arrived at the air base of the Army Aviation of the Southern Military District
The next batch of Mi-35M helicopters in the framework of the state defense order arrived at the army airbase aviation Southern Military District, stationed in the Krasnodar Territory, the press service of the South Military District.
In the spring of 2012, the flight crews of the air base underwent training in managing this type of helicopter at a manufacturing plant in Rostov-on-Don, and then at the Combat Use and Retraining Center for Army Aviation personnel in the town of Torzhok, Tver Region.
Currently, the newly arrived machines are undergoing maintenance. In late August, new cars will rise to the sky.
The Mi-35M helicopter is an upgraded version of the Mi-24 and is designed to destroy armored vehicles and enemy personnel, provide fire support to units of the Ground Forces and airborne troops, evacuate the wounded, as well as transport cargo in the cabin and on an external suspension. One of the special features of the Mi-35M design is the non-retractable chassis, which, unlike the Mi-24, provides energy absorption in the fall.
The Mi-35M helicopter is equipped with night vision devices, a thermal imaging surveillance system that allows you to detect and recognize objects at any time of the day at a distance of several kilometers. Also on the Mi-35M there is a modern satellite navigation system integrated with an on-board computer, which reduced the time for determining the navigation parameters, calculating the route and issuing it to the monitor screen of the crew commander more than doubled.
In 2011, the aviation connection has already received more than 10 Mi-28H “Night Hunter” helicopters and upgraded Mi-8 AMTSH equipped with GLONASS satellite navigation systems. Until the end of 2012, a full re-equipment of the aviation base is planned for new helicopters of these modifications, the press service of the Southern Military District said.
According to "RIA News"With reference to the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Igor Gorbul, another batch of Mi-35M included two cars.
Currently, four Mi-35M helicopters are based on the army aviation of the Southern Military District, of which two vehicles arrived in the 2012 year.
I.Gorbul told “RIA Novosti” that up to the end of 2012, up to six new Mi-35M helicopters can arrive in the Southern Military District.
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