The assembly of the first Russian combat training helicopter Mi-28UB was launched at the Rostvertol Rostvertol enterprise
The Rostov-based Rostvertol plant began assembling the first Russian combat training helicopter Mi-28UB, developed on the basis of the attack helicopter Mi-28Н “Night Hunter”. About it on Thursday, 7 of March, reports ITAR-TASS with reference to the general director of Rostvertol, Boris Slusar.
According to Slyusar, the helicopter has already docked the cockpit with the hull-fuselage. “The first flight model of the Rostov assembly will be tested this year,” said Slyusar.
As the head of “Rostvertol” said, the combat training helicopter is in demand in flight schools. According to Slyusar, the Mi-XNUMHUB is a combat helicopter capable of simultaneously performing the functions of an attack aircraft and training machine. The Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, which developed the Mi-28H, participated in the design of the Mi-28UB.
From the basic model Mi-XNUMHUB differs only in the presence of dual control. According to the information posted on the Rostvertol website, the rest of the main technical characteristics of the Mi-28 shock and combat training helicopter are identical.
The Mi-28 helicopter has a maximum take-off mass of 12,1 tons, has a speed of up to 300 kilometers per hour and is able to overcome up to 450 kilometers (up to 1087 kilometers with hanging tanks). The helicopter’s armament is equipped with a mobile cannon launcher NPPU-28 with a 2A42 cannon of 30 millimeter caliber, up to 16 Ataka guided missiles and up to four Sagittarius missiles, four B8V20-A missiles for S-8 type unguided missiles of 80 millimeters (up to 80 missiles), as well as up to four B13L1 units with uncontrollable aviation missiles type S-13 caliber 122 mm.
According to Flightglobal MiliCAS, the Russian Air Force is armed with the 51 attack helicopter Mi-28. Earlier it was reported about the delivery of 10 Mi-28Н to the troops of the Southern Military District.
As Boris Slyusar told, the Rostvertol plant is capable of producing up to 10 Mi-28H helicopters annually. In the future, the production volume is planned to double. How much is planned to assemble combat-training helicopters Mi-28UB, the general director of the company did not specify.
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