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Mil Mi-17

May 04, 2024

"Mi-17" redirects here. For other uses, see MI-17 (disambiguation).

The Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Soviet-designed Russian military helicopter family introduced in 1975 (Mi-8M), continuing in production as of 2021 at two factories, in Kazan and Ulan-Ude. It is known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service. The helicopter is mostly used as a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter, as well as an armed gunship version.

Mi-17 / Mi-8M
An Mil-17 with the Russian Aerospace Forces
Role Utility, transport, armed capable helicopter
National origin Soviet Union/Russia
Design group Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Built by Kazan Helicopter Plant
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
First flight 1975
Introduction 1977 (Mi-8MT), 1981 (Mi-17)
Status In service
Primary users Russia
Approx. 60 other countries
Produced 1977–present
Number built Approx. 12,000 as of 2007[citation needed]
Developed from Mil Mi-8

Development edit

Developed from the basic Mi-8 airframe, the Mi-17 was fitted with the larger Klimov TV3-117MT engines, rotors, and transmission developed for the Mi-14, along with fuselage improvements for heavier loads. Optional engines for "hot and high" conditions are the 1545 kW (2070 shp) Isotov TV3-117VM. Recent exports to China and Venezuela for use in high mountains have the new Klimov VK-2500 version of the Klimov TV3-117 engine with FADEC control.[citation needed]

The designation Mi-17 is for export; the Russian armed forces call it the Mi-8MT. The Mi-17 is recognisable by the tail rotor on the port side instead of the starboard side, and dust shields in front of the engine intakes. Engine cowls are shorter than on the TV2-powered Mi-8, not extending as far over the cockpit, and an opening for a bleed air valve outlet is present forward of the exhaust.[citation needed]

Actual model numbers vary by builder, engine type, and other options. As an example, the sixteen new Ulan Ude-built machines delivered to the Czech Air Force in 2005 with -VM model engines were designated as Mi-171Sh, a development of the Mi-8AMTSh. Modifications include a new large door on the right side, improved Czech-built APU, and Kevlar armour plates around the cockpit area and engines. Eight have a loading ramp in place of the usual clamshell doors and can load a vehicle up to the size of an SUV.[citation needed]

In March 2007, licensed production of the Mi-17 started in China, with production being led by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant JSC and the Sichuan Lantian Helicopter Company Limited in Chengdu, Sichuan province as a joint venture.[1] The plant built 20 helicopters in 2008, using Russian Ulan-Ude-supplied kits; annual production was expected to increase to 80 helicopters. The variants planned to be built by Lantian include the Mi-171, Mi-17V-5, and Mi-17V-7.[2] In 2021 it was reported that China was replacing the Russian-made Mi-17 with their own Z-20, except possibly for the Mi-171Sh assault helicopter; the last Mi-17 order was in 2014.[3]

In 2021 the website of Russian Helicopters, the manufacturer, said that the Mi-8/17 was "the most widely operated helicopter in history."[4]

Operational history edit

 
Army of North Macedonia Mi-17 performing a very tight low-level right turn

Royal Cambodian Air Force Mi-17s were used during the Cambodian government's offensives; by 1994 ten operational airframes five were converted to helicopter gunships equipped with 57 mm rocket pods and providing air support for ground forces attacking the Khmer Rouge positions. In 1996 the Government launched an offensive during the dry season at the Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng and Pailin, using five Mi-17 gunships and eight Mi-17-Mi-8 troops transports.[5]

In May 1999, during Operation Safed Sagar, the Mi-17 was used in the first air phase of the Kargil War by 129HU of the Indian Air Force (IAF) against the Pakistan Army. One IAF Mi-17 and one IAF MiG-21 were shot down by Pakistan Army Air Defence Anza-II shoulder-fired missiles. This led to the withdrawal of armed helicopters and attacks by fixed-wing aircraft in the Kargil theatre.[6]

The Mi-17 was used extensively by the Sri Lanka Air Force in Sri Lanka's war on terrorism by the LTTE. Seven of them were lost in combat and attacks on airports.[7]

Freelance pilot Neall Ellis operated an Mi-17 in support of the Sierra Leone government in the Sierra Leone Civil War, ferrying ammunition and other supplies to government troops.[8]

 
U.S. special forces help Northern Alliance troops from a CIA-operated MI-17 at Bagram Airbase during Operation Anaconda, 2002.

US Army Special Forces in Afghanistan extensively used CIA-operated Mi-17s during the initial stages of Operation Enduring Freedom.[9]

The Mi-17 is used for passenger transport by Air Koryo, national airline of North Korea. Previous flights include those between Pyongyang and Kaesong and Pyongyang and Haeju.

The Mexican Navy uses its Mi-17s for anti-narcotic operations such as locating marijuana fields and dispatching marines to eradicate the plantations.[10]

The Slovak Air Force and Croatian Air Force operated Mi-17s in Kosovo as part of KFOR.

Both the pro-Gaddafi and anti-Gaddafi forces in the 2011 Libyan civil war have operated Mi-17s.

 
Afghan Air Force Mi-17 showing the clamshell cargo door arrangement

Mi-17s are operated by the Afghan Air Force. In July 2010 two Mi-17 were flown by a mixed crew of United States Air Force and Afghan Air Force personnel in a 13-hour mission that rescued 2,080 civilians from flood waters. This was the largest rescue by two helicopters in USAF history. USAF pilot Lt Col Gregory Roberts received the Distinguished Flying Cross for the mission.[11]

During the Tham Luang cave rescue in July 2018, the Royal Thai Army used the Mi-17 helicopter for searching operations, and evacuating the first batch of survivors from Tham Luang to Chiang Rai hospital;[12] on 10 July 2018 a Mil Mi-17 helicopter took the last evacuated boy to the hospital.[13]

During the 19 November 2023 Houthi hijacking of the Galaxy Leader, one Mi-17 helicopter was used to land the hijacking team on the deck of the Galaxy Leader.[14]

21st century orders edit

In October 2007, the Saudi Arabian Government cancelled the purchase of 64 NHIndustries NH90 helicopters and agreed to buy 150 Russian-made Mil Mi-17 and Mi-35 helicopters instead.[15]

On 28 October 2008, the Royal Thai Army announced a deal to buy six Mi-17s to meet its requirement for a medium-lift helicopter. This is the first time the Thai armed forces have acquired Russian aircraft instead of American aircraft.[16] Flight International quotes the Thai Army's rationale: "We are buying three Mi-17 helicopters for the price of one Black Hawk. The Mi-17 can also carry more than 30 troops, while the Black Hawk could carry only 13 soldiers. These were the key factors behind the decision."[17]

On 15 December 2008, it was reported that India ordered 80 Mi-17V-5 helicopters worth $1.375 billion, which would be delivered to the Indian Air Force between 2011 and 2014 to replace aging Mi-8s.[18] In August 2010, it was reported that India planned to order another 59 Mi-17s.[19] The first Mi-17V-5s entered service with India in February 2012.[20] In December 2012, India signed a contract for 71 aircraft at a reported cost of US$1.3 billion.[21][22] In December 2014 it was reported that India is in agreement with the Russian Federation to produce on its territory Mi-17s and Ka-226Ts.[23] All 151 helicopters were delivered as of February 2016.[24]

On 11 June 2009, it was announced that the United States had handed over four Mi-17 cargo helicopters to the Pakistan Army to facilitate its counter-terrorism operations. This followed an urgent request for helicopters by Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in a leaked US embassy cable.[25]

On 16 September 2009, the United States Navy delivered the last two of four Mi-17s to the Afghan National Army Air Corps.[26] On 19 June 2010, it was announced that the US government would buy and refurbish 31 more Mi-17 helicopters from Russia to supply the Afghan Air Force.[27]

The US was reportedly considering adding the helicopter to the US military for special forces use in order to obscure troop movements.[28] The US has used some Mi-8s and Mi-17s for training,[29] and has purchased units for allies in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.[28]

In August 2010 a contract was signed by the Argentine Air Force for two Mi-17Es, plus an option on another three, to support Antarctic bases.[30][31]

In September 2010, the Polish Defense Minister announced that his country would buy five new Mi-17s from Russia, to support Polish operations in Afghanistan. All five Mi-17-1Vs were delivered by 2011.[32]

In 2011, Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army Abdul Wahab Wardak announced that the US government would buy Mi-17s for use by Afghanistan's troops. He explained the choice of the Russian helicopter over the American Chinook was due to the familiarity of the Afghan technical and pilot staff with the helicopter type and that it is better suited for Afghanistan's environment.[citation needed] The United States continued to purchase the helicopters for Afghanistan in 2013, despite a congressional prohibition.[33] Overall, 63 Mi-17s were acquired through the 2011 contract at a cost of US$16.4 to US$18.4 million each, or US$4 to US$6 million more each than a refurbished American Chinook.[34]

China signed two contracts with Rosoboronexport in 2009 and 2012 for 32 and 52 Mi-171E, respectively.[35]

In 2014 and 2015, Bangladesh ordered a total of 11 Mi-171Sh helicopters. 5 more ordered in 2017.[36]

The Helicopters of Russia has concluded a contract with the Defense Ministry of Belarus for the supply of twelve Mi-8MTV-5 military transport helicopters in 2016–2017. The Belarusian military will get the helicopters possessing the same parameters as those used by the Russian military.[37] The contract was executed in April 2017.[38]

In the course of the Army-2017 International Military Technical Forum signed a contract to supply two Mi-171Sh helicopters to Burkina Faso.[39] Also signed a contract for the supply of helicopters to Russian state special purpose aviation. Three Mi-8AMTSh military transport helicopters were produced and three more were ordered later.[40][41]

Royal Thai Army ordered 2 Mi-17V-5s in September 2017 which received in December 2018 plus 3 more received in March 2021 for a total of 10 delivered since 2011. RF National Guard ordered two Mi-8AMTSHs in April 2018.[42][43][44][45]

During the Hydroaviasalon-2018 exhibition, subsidiaries of Rostec State Corporation – Russian Helicopters, National Service of Medical Aviation and Avia Capital Services LLC – signed a contract to supply 104 Ansat and 46 Mi-8AMT medically equipped helicopters.[46]

Russia supplied seven Mi-35 and three Mi-17 helicopters to Serbia.[47]

A contract was signed on 18 January 2019 between Russian Helicopters, Kazakhstan Engineering, and Kazakh firm Aircraft Repair Plant No 405 (ARP 405) that will see 45 kit versions of the Mil Mi-8AMT and Mi-171 helicopters delivered to Kazakhstan until 2025 for local assembly.[48][49][50]

In 2019, China ordered 100 Mi-171 (including 18 combat-transport Mi-171Sh) and 21 Kazan Ansat helicopters.[51] A contract with the civilian airline QINGDAO for the supply of six Mi-171 helicopters with VK-2500-03 engines was signed in December 2019.[52]

In 2019, the Philippine Air Force reportedly expressed its interest in acquiring 16 Mi-171 helicopters for its heavy-lift helicopter requirement, with a possible option to add one Mi-171 that is fitted for VVIP transport, in a deal worth P12.5 billion to be signed during the official visit to Russia by President Rodrigo Duterte. From 3 to 7 March 2020, a delegation composed of Philippine military and defense officials, and officials of the Embassy of the Philippines in Russia met with representatives from Sovtechnoexport and visited the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. Local defense blog Maxdefense Philippines reported that a Notice of Award (NOA) was issued during the third quarter of 2020, although it was unclear if it was awarded to Sovtechnoexport or Rosoboronexport.[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61] On 27 July 2022, the Philippine government canceled the deal to purchase 16 Mi-17 helicopters due to fears of possible U.S. sanctions.[62]

In 2021 Russia offered the Argentine Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopters as part of a bigger arms deals.[63]

Russia in October 2021 delivered to Mali 2 Mi-171Sh and 2 Mi-17V-5 helicopters in the framework of a contract signed in December 2020.[64][65]

Bangladesh and Peru each ordered 2 Mi-171A2s in 2021.[66]

On 13 April 2022, US President Joe Biden announced that the US Government would supply 11 Mi-17 helicopters to the Ukrainian government to aid in its defense during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[67] The U.S. supplied 16 Mi-17s including five that were undergoing maintenance in Ukraine when Russia invaded. These helicopters belonged to the former Afghan government, but were paid for by the US under the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. Therefore the Pentagon treated these aircraft as its property after that government fell in September 2021.[68]

Variants edit

Soviet/Russian variants edit

Mi-8MT
Basic updated version of the Mi-8T, powered by two 1,397 kW (1,874 hp) Klimov TV3-117MT turboshaft engines. Provision for twin or triple external stores racks.[69] The export version is known as Mi-17.
Mi-8MTV
Hot and High version, powered by two Klimov TV3-117VM high-altitude turboshaft engines.[70] This type has a maximum ceiling of 6,000 m.[71]
Mi-8MTV-1
Radar-equipped civil version of the Mi-8MTV. Russian designation of the Mi-17-1V.
Mi-8MTV-2
Improved version of the Mi-8MTV-1 with enhanced armour, updated systems, an anti-torque rotor and accommodation for 30 instead of 24 troops.
Mi-8MTV-3
Military version of the Mi-8MTV-2, fitted with four instead of six hardpoints, the number of possible external stores combinations was increased from 8 to 24.
 
Russian Air Force Mi-8MTV-5
Mi-8MTV-5
Military utility transport helicopter, powered by two Klimov TV3-117VM turboshaft engines and equipped with a loading ramp instead of the clam-shell doors, an additional door and a new "dolphin nose". First deliveries to the VVS in 2012.[72] Deliveries continued in 2013 and 2014.[73][74][75] Russia currently uses improved Mi-8 MTV-5-1s. These helicopters are intended for the transport of goods and machinery weighing up to 4 tons and these helicopters are equipped with optional rocket or cannon armament. The cockpit lighting is modified to support night vision goggles and the communication systems have been modernized. As of January 2019, the manufacturer has supplied 130 Mi-8MTV-5 vehicles out of 140 to the Defense Ministry.[76][77]
Mi-8MTV-5-Ga
Civilian version of the Mi-8MTV-5.
Mi-8AMT
Slightly modified version of Kazan's Mi-8MTV, built in Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant from 1991 and still powered by TV3-117VM engines although nowadays VK-2500 engines are optional. Also known as Mi-171. An Arctic version was put into production in 2020.[citation needed]
Mi-8AMTSh
Armed assault version of the Mi-8AMT, can carry the same range of weapons as the Mi-24 including unguided weapons and high-precision armaments, in particular, antitank guided 9M120 Ataka or 9M114 Shturm missiles. Fitted with a new large door on the right side (except the prototype), aramid fiber plates around the cockpit area and engines, and sometimes a loading ramp in place of the usual clamshell doors. The helicopter can carry up to 37 paratroopers, 12 wounded on stretchers or airlift up to 4 tons of cargo, engage in search-and-rescue and evacuation operations. The craft has two VK-2500 engines of enhanced capacity and a complex of defense means. The cockpit of the new helicopter is equipped with multifunctional indicators to display the map of the terrain and the latest navigational and piloting equipment which operates with GPS and GLONASS satellite navigation systems.[78] The Russian Air Force received a first batch of 10 Mi-8AMTSh in December 2010,[79] and a second batch in June 2011.[80] In total, 40 helicopters were delivered in 2014.[81] Long-term government contract to supply modernized Mi-8AMTSh was signed in Ulan-Ude in August 2013 and provides for the delivery of unique machines – the first production batch with improved resource performance including significant savings on maintenance during the life cycle of the helicopter. Mi-8AMTSh passed to the Defense Ministry obtains a larger capacity engines VK-2500 with an upgraded (reinforced) transmission that provide objective control of exploratory work, and make the use of the helicopter in the highlands and hot climates more efficient.[82]
Mi-8AMTSh-VA
Arctic version of Mi-8AMTSh is supplied to the Russian Aerospace Forces and Naval Aviation.[83][84]
 
Kazakhstan Air Force Mil Mi-8MT
Mi-8MTKO
Night attack conversion of the Mi-8MT and Mi-8MTV helicopters. Known in Belarus as Mi-8MTKO1.
Mi-8MTD
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT.
Mi-8MTF
Aerial photography variant based on the Mi-8MT[85]
Mi-8MTG
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT with "Gardenya-1FVE" single H/I-band jamming system. Export designation Mi-17PG.
Mi-8MTI (NATO Hip-H EW5)
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT with "Ikebana" single D-band jamming system. Also known as Mi-13, export designation Mi-17PI.
Mi-8MTPB (NATO Hip-H EW3)
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT with "Bizon" jamming system. Export designation Mi-17PP.
Mi-8MTPSh
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT with "Shakhta" jamming system. Export designation Mi-17PSh.
Mi-8MTR1
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT. The Russian Air Force (VVS) received three new Mi-8MTPR-1 electronic warfare (EW) helicopters on 4 March 2014. Mi-8MTPR-1 is a standard Mi-8MTV-5-1 with a 'Rychag-AV' active jamming station installed onboard. The helicopters are designed to be able to detect and suppress electronic command-and-control systems as well as the radars of surface-to air and air-to-air missiles. Additional Mi-8MTPR-1s are currently under construction, with the Russian Ministry of Defence is set to eventually receive 18 of the EW helicopters.[86]
Mi-8MTR2
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT.
Mi-8MTS
Sigint version of the Mi-8MT.
Mi-8MTSh1
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT.
 
Bulgarian Air Force Mi-17
Mi-8MTSh2 (NATO Hip-H EW4)
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT.
Mi-8MTSh3 (NATO Hip-H EW6)
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT.
Mi-8MTT
Sigint version of the Mi-8MT.
Mi-8MTYa
Electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT with "Yakhont" system.
Mi-8MS
VIP version. Subvariants are Mi-8MSO and Mi-8MSD.
Mi-19
Airborne command post version for tank and motorized infantry commanders (based on Mi-8MT/Mi-17 airframe).
Mi-19R
Airborne command post version similar to Mi-19 for commanders of rocket artillery (based on Mi-8MT/Mi-17 airframe).

Export variants edit

Mi-17 (NATO Hip-H)
Improved version of the Mi-8, powered by two Klimov TV3-117MT turboshaft engines. Basic production version.
Mi-17-1
Export version of Mi-8AMT powered by two Klimov VK-2500 engines.
Mi-17-1M
High altitude operations version, powered by two Klimov TV3-117VM turboshaft engines.
 
Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Mi-17-1V
Mi-17-1V
Military transport, helicopter gunship version, powered by two Klimov TV3-117VM turboshaft engines. Export version of the Mi-8MTV-1.
Mi-17-1VA
Flying hospital version.
Mi-17-2
Export version of Mi-8MTV-2.
Mi-17V-3
Export version of the Mi-8MTV-3.
 
Indonesian Army Aviation Mi-17V-5
Mi-17V-5
Export version of the Mi-8MTV-5. This variant is designated CH-178 by the Canadian Forces.[87]
Mi-17V-7
Mi-17V-5 equipped with VK-2500 engine and clam shell doors.[88]
Mi-17M
Demonstration model from 1993, served as the basis for the Mi-17MD (nowadays known as Mi-17V-5).
 
Mi-17MD compare to an Mi-171
Mi-17MD
Initial designator of the Mi-17V-5, developed in 1995 and from 1996 fitted with a loading ramp.
 
A Mexican Navy Mi-17 on the USS Bataan (LHD-5)
Mi-17KF
Export version fitted with new avionics including Inertial Navigation Unit along with GPS at tail boom.
Mi-17N
Export version of the Mi-8MTKO with GOES-321M turret with LLLTV and FLIR.
Mi-17P
Export version, passenger transport helicopter.
Mi-17PG
Export version of the Mi-8MTG.
Mi-17PI
Export version of the Mi-8MTI.
Mi-17PP
Export version of the Mi-8MTPB.
Mi-17S
VIP version.
 
An Azerbaijani Mi-17
Mi-17AE
SAR and Medevac version given to Poland.
Mi-17 LPZS
Specialised version for the SAR units (Leteckej Pátracej a Záchrannej Služby) of Slovakia. Four ordered.[89]
Mi-17Z-2 "Přehrada"
Czech electronic warfare version with two large canisters on each side.
 
A People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation Mi-171
Mi-171
Export version of the Mi-8AMT, built in Ulan-Ude.
Mi-171A
Mi-171 civilian passenger helicopter modified to meet FAR 29 and JAR 29 requirement.[90]
 
An Egyptian Air Force Mi-17 flies over a live fire Exercise (CALFEX) near Mubarak
Mi-171A1
Mi-171 civilian cargo helicopter modified to meet FAR 29 and JAR 29 requirement.[90]
Mi-171A2
Highly upgraded version powered by VK-2500PS-03 engines (civil version of the engines installed on Mi-28 combat helicopters), digital navigation system with data display indication reducing the crew to two people, and a new rotor system.[91] The Mi-171A2 has been certified by India, Colombia and South Korea as of late 2020,[92] followed by Vietnam in June 2021.[93]
Mi-171A3
Newest modification based on the previous Mi-171A2 variant and the Mil Mi-38 transport helicopter, first revealed on 26 February 2019. The Mi-171A3 will be intended primarily for transport flights to offshore drilling platforms.[94][95]
Mi-171C
 
A Mil Mi-171C helicopter in service with Slovakia in 2021
Chinese built variant of Mi-171 by Sichuan Lantian Helicopter Company Limited, with two radars, one weather radar in the forward section, and another Doppler navigational radar under tail boom. Clam shell doors are replaced by a single ramp door.
Mi-171E
Mi-171 equipped with VK-2500-03 engines to operate in extreme temperature limits, from −58 to 50 Celsius.[96]
Mi-171M
Modernized Mi-171 to reduce crew from 3 to 2.[90]
Mi-171S
Mi-171 with Western avionics such as AN/ARC-320 transceiver, GPS and standard NATO flight responder.[97]
 
Bangladesh Air Force Mi-171sh helicopters armed with rocket and gun pods
Mi-171Sh
Export version of the Ulan-Udes Mi-8AMTSh. It is the most advanced export version and can be armed with various armaments. In addition to transporting troops, the helicopter can also be used to attack enemy positions.[98][99] Mi-171SH-HV and Mi-171SH-VN are more advanced versions equipped with electro-optical FLIR system and armed with anti-tank guided missiles.[100][101][102]
Czech Republic and Croatia have ordered these types in 2005 and 2007. Both Bangladesh Air Force and Bangladesh Army operates Mi-171Sh armed assault helicopter and for multirole operations. Two recent operators are Peru who ordered 6, all due for delivery in 2011,[103] and Ghana which received 4 of the helicopters in January 2013.[104] A new order from China in 2020.[105]
Mi-171ShP
Export version of Mi-17Sh for Peruvian Army (Aviación del Ejército del Peru) who ordered 24 for US$528 million and the contract stipulates delivery of spare parts, ground support equipment, maintenance support, and the establishment of a Mi-17 maintenance facility in La Joya (Arequipa), for US$62.4 million[106][107]
Mi-171Sh2
Upgraded version of Mi-171Sh for Algerian Air Force[108] with new avionics, engines and optronic ball, active and passive protection system "President-S", two rocket pods B8W20A, eight missiles 9M120 "Ataka".[109]
Mi-172
Civil passenger version manufactured in Kazan plant and based on the Mi-8MTV-3.
Mi-171Sh Storm for special forces[110]

Operators edit

Main article: List of Mil Mi-8/17 operators
See also: Mil Mi-8 § Operators

Former operators edit

Accidents and notable incidents edit

  • On 16 September 2000, a Mi-17 of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed near Aranayake in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka with one of the then government ministers onboard. Besides the minister, there were 14 others onboard – nine party officials, three bodyguards and two crew members. The authorities initially claimed that engine failure had caused the crash. The government immediately ordered an inquiry into the crash and in January 2001. President Kumaratunga appointed a Presidential Commission to inquire into the crash. However, neither found any conclusive evidence for the crash's cause.[135]
  • On 4 December 2003, a Polish Air Force Mi-8 crashed with Prime Minister Leszek Miller onboard; all survived.
  • On 30 July 2005, a Mi-17 presidential helicopter crashed in mountain ranges in South Sudan due to poor visibility claiming the life of then President of South Sudan John Garang, six of his colleagues and seven Ugandan crew members. He was returning from a private visit in Rwakitura meeting President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.[136][137]
  • On 12 January 2008, a Mi-17 of the Macedonian Armed Forces crashed, killing all three crew members and eight passengers.
  • On 3 March 2008, an Iraqi Air Force Mi-17 (Mi-8AMT) crashed near Baiji while ferrying troops from Tal Afar to the capital Baghdad. All eight people onboard perished in the accident.[138]
  • On 31 May 2008, a People's Liberation Army Mi-171 transport crashed in southwest Sichuan province, killing 5 crew and 13 passengers onboard. It was on a rescue mission during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[139]
  • On 14 January 2009, an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 crashed in Herat while en route to Farah province. All 13 onboard were killed, including Maj. Gen. Fazl Ahmad Sayar, one of Afghanistan's four regional commanders.[140]
  • On 14 February 2010, a Yemeni Air Force Mi-17 crashed in Northern Yemen, hitting an Army vehicle. All eleven people onboard were killed, along with three others on the ground.[141]
  • On 28 July 2010, an Iraqi Air Force Mi-17 (Mi-8M) crashed in a sandstorm about 110 km south of Baghdad, killing all 5 occupants.[142]
  • On 19 November 2010, an Indian Air Force Mi-17 crashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, India killing all 12 people onboard. It had taken off from Tawang for Guwahati, and crashed about five minutes later at Bomdila.[143]
  • On 19 April 2011, a Pawan Hans Mi-172 burst into flames seconds before landing at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, India, killing 17 people onboard.[144]
  • On 18 May 2012, a Mi-17 crashed while in training in Yaracuy, Venezuela, killing 4 people.[citation needed]
  • On 11 July 2012, a Pakistan Army Mi-17 crashed near Skardu Airport in Gilgit-Baltistan, killing 5 people.[145]
  • On 30 August 2012, two Indian Air Force Mi-17s collided near Jamnagar in Western India, killing 9 people.[146]
  • On 11 February 2013, a Mi-17 belonging to Azerbaijani Air Force crashed into the Caspian Sea killing all 3 people onboard.[147]
  • On 25 June 2013, a Mi-17V-5 of the Indian Air Force crashed while undertaking rescue operations in the flood-ravaged areas of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India. IAF chief NAK Browne ruled out possibility of any of the 20 men onboard surviving. There were five staff from IAF, six from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and nine from National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).[148]
  • On 16 September 2013, a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Syrian Mil-17 at the border after the helicopter violated Turkish airspace. Two crew members reportedly bailed out before the aircraft crashed in Syrian territory.[149]
  • On 9 November 2013, an Indonesian Army Mi-17 crash killed at least 13 people after the helicopter caught on fire in the jungles of Borneo.[150]
  • On 7 July 2014, a Vietnam People's Air Force Mi-171 military helicopter crashed on the outskirts of Hanoi while on a training mission for parachute recruits. Among 21 men on board, 16 died, 4 others died in hospital, only 1 survived.[151] The pilot crashed in a field, probably to avoid the local market and houses.[152][153]
  • On 10 July 2014, a Macedonian police Mi-17V-5 crashed overnight during a training flight near the southern town of Strumica, killing all four people onboard. The four crew members were all pilots, each with more than 30 years of flight experience. They were on a night training flight when the Mi-17-V5 hit a 120-meter (394-ft) tall television transmitter tower near Strumica, about 190 kilometers (120 miles) south of the capital Skopje.[154]
  • On 21 September 2014, an Egyptian Army Mi-8/17 crashed near Kom Oshem, Fayoum Governorate while on a transport mission from Bani Sweif Governrate. All the crew died.[citation needed]
  • On 13 March 2015, Serbian Army Mi-17 crashed just short of Belgrade airport[155] when employed in transportation, from Novi Pazar to military medical facility in Belgrade, of a 5-day-old baby with respiratory problems due to road blockade by the landslide. All 7 individuals aboard, including four crew members, two medical staff and the patient died.[156]
  • On 8 May 2015, a Pakistan Army Mi-17 crashed near the Naltar area of Gilgit in Gilgit-Baltistan, killing the Norwegian and Philippine ambassadors and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors. Two Pakistan Army pilots, Major Al-Tamash and Major Faisal, were also killed in the incident. The Polish and Dutch ambassadors were injured.[157]
  • On 13 May 2015, a Mi-17 helicopter on a training flight belonging to Bangladesh Air Force crash landed at the airport and caught fire. All three people onboard sustained major injuries and were hospitalized.[158]
  • On 28 July 2015, a Mi-17 from the Presov Helicopter Airbase of the Slovak Air Force crashed into a forested area near Hradisko, Terňa, Slovakia during a routine training flight. The pilot died on the scene and the remaining two crew members sustained major injuries and were hospitalized.[159]
  • During the Russian intervention on the Syrian Civil War. Two Russian Mi-8AMTsh helicopters were sent to find and recover the pilots from the crash site of a Su-24M bomber downed. One of the helicopters was damaged by small-arms fire from Syrian Turkmen Brigade militants, resulting in the death of a naval infantryman, and was forced to make an emergency landing.[160]
  • On 27 March 2016, a Mi-17 of the Algerian Air Force crashed in Southern Algeria causing the death of 12 military personnel and two injured.[161]
  • On 4 August 2016, A Pakistani Mi-17 transport belonging to the Punjab government en route to Russia for repair, crashed in Logar Province, Afghanistan. The six people onboard were reportedly taken as hostage by Taliban.[162] The crew and occupants of the Mi-17 were released after ten days through an inter-tribe exchange at Pakistan-Afghan border. The crew consisted of five Pakistanis and one Russian.[163]
  • On 27 November 2016, an Iranian Mi-17 transport belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) dispatched to an oil rig located 19 kilometres (12 mi) off the coast of Amirabad in the northern province of Mazandaran, crashed in the Caspian Sea. All five people onboard died.[citation needed]
  • On 31 December 2016, a Venezuelan Mi-17 transport of the Venezuelan Army covering the route SVPA – SVLE crashed in the Amazonas State.[164][165]
  • On 29 May 2017 a Mi-17 transport of the Sri Lanka Air Force which was engaged in flood relief operations was forced to land with extensive damage in Baddegama, and none of the crew members injured.[166][167]
  • On 6 October 2017 an Indian Air Force Mi-17V-5 helicopter crashed in Arunachal Pradesh killing 7 onboard.[168]
  • On 3 January 2018: A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force crashed in Sreemangal whilst carrying Kuwaiti delegates. The Kuwaiti delegates have been identified as Kuwait Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt Gen Mohammad Al-Khuder and Kuwait Naval Forces Commander Maj Gen Khalid Mahmud Abdullah. Everyone were rescued alive.[169][170][171]
 
Bulgarian military helicopter Mi-17 during a firefighting mission. The Mi-17 in the photo crashed at Plovdiv Airport, Bulgaria on 11 June 2018.[172]
  • On 3 April 2018, an Mi-17 transport helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Kedarnath. All the people onboard survived. Indian Air Force has ordered an inquiry into the crash.[173]
  • On 11 June 2018, a Mi-17 of the Bulgarian Air Force crashed at Plovdiv Airport, Bulgaria, killing two onboard.[172]
  • On 27 February 2019, a Mi-17 of the Indian Air Force crashed in Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, killing six onboard and one civilian on the ground. Locals on the ground claim that they had heard a huge explosion and saw the helicopter break into two parts before crash.[174] Later investigation have shown that the helicopter was shot down as result of friendly fire when a SPYDER Indian air defense system fired a missile which hit Mi-17 helicopter, killing everyone aboard.[175]
  • On 13 May 2019, a People's Liberation Army Mi-171 transport belonging to the Tibet Military District crashed in Qinling in Shaanxi Province, killing 6 crew.[176]
  • On 8 January 2020, an Afghan National Army Mi-17 crashed shortly after takeoff in Gardiz, Paktia province. It was later destroyed on the ground by Afghan Security forces.[177]
  • On 11 February 2020, a Syrian Air Force Mi-17 utility helicopter was shot down by Turkish-backed rebel forces using an American designed MANPADS[178] over Al-Nayrab, killing everyone aboard.[179][180] A second Mi-17 of the Syrian Army was shot down in Idlib under similar circumstances, killing all crew, on 14 February 2020.[181]
  • On 6 March 2020, a Myanmar Air Force Mi-17 crashed shortly after takeoff near Kaungkha Village, Kutkai Township.[182]
  • On 6 June 2020, an Indonesian Army Mi-17 helicopter crashed in Kendal Regency, killing 4 onboard and 5 personnels survived.[183]
  • On 7 July 2020, a Peruvian Air Force Mi-17-1V crashed in a river in the Amazonas. Seven occupants died in the crash; four crew members and three civilian passengers.[184]
  • On 13 October 2020, a pair of Afghan National Army Air Corps Mi-17s collided with one another in mid-air in the Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province.[185] 9 were killed.[186]
  • On 10 November 2020, a Mi-17 of the Afghan National Army Air Corps crashed on takeoff at Hisarak district, Nangarhar province.[187]
  • On 18 March 2021, a Mi-17 helicopter of the Afghan Army was shot down by a local anti-taliban militia led by ethnic warlord Abdul Ghani Alipur[188][189] in the Behsud district of Maidan Wardak. Nine members of the Afghan security forces died in the incident.[190] Two days later a video appeared, showing the helicopter being hit while increasing altitude just after unloading troops and cargo. A missile hits the helicopter, clipping the tail boom, with the helicopter spinning out of control and crashing. The missile was claimed to be a "laser-guided weapon".[191]
  • On 24 June 2021, a Kenyan military aircraft identified as a Mi-17 crashed in Kajiado county and went up in flames.[192][193]
  • On 25 August 2021, a Mi-17 of the Mexican Navy crashed in Agua Blanca de Iturbide. Four people injured were reported.[194]
  • On 30 November 2021, a Mi-17 of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan crashed in Khizi District causing the death of 14 military personnel and 2 injured.[195]
  • On 8 December 2021, an Indian Air Force Mi-17V-5 carrying 13 defence personnel including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife, Madhulika Rawat, crashed near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu while flying towards Wellington from Sulur Air Force Station.[196] 13 of the 14 onboard died in the crash, including General Bipin Rawat and his spouse.[197] The sole survivor of the crash, Group Captain Varun Singh died from his injuries seven days later.[198]
  • On 26 April 2022, a Mi-17-1V of the Mexican Navy crashed in Mazatlán. Five marines injured were reported.[199]
  • On 12 January 2024, a Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-17 helicopter, deployed for UN peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic as part of MINUSCA, crash-landed northeast of Bria due to adverse weather conditions. The pilot and the four crew members emerged unharmed from the incident.[200]
  • On 7 February 2024, an Algerian Air Force Mi-171 helicopter crashed near El Menia, killing all 3 crew.[201]
  • On 29 April 2024, a Colombian Army Mi-17 crashed in Northern Colombia while carrying troops, killing all 9 on board.[202]

Specifications (Mil-171A2) edit

 
Klimov VK-2500PS-03 on display at Bangabandhu Military Museum, Bangladesh

Data from Russian Helicopters[203]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3 (pilot, copilot, engineer)
  • Capacity: 24 troops / 12 stretchers / 4,000 kg (8,818 lb) cargo internally / 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) externally slung.
  • Length: 18.465 m (60 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in)
  • Empty weight: 7,489 kg (16,510 lb)
  • Gross weight: 11,100 kg (24,471 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb) normal
13,500 kg (29,762 lb) with under-slung load
2,000 kW (2,700 hp) emergency rating
  • Main rotor diameter: 21.25 m (69 ft 9 in)
  • Main rotor area: 354.7 m2 (3,818 sq ft) *Blade section: NACA 23012[204]

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
  • Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft) *Hover ceiling OGE: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 8 m/s (1,600 ft/min)

Armament

See also edit

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References edit

Citations edit

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redirects, here, other, uses, disambiguation, nato, reporting, name, soviet, designed, russian, military, helicopter, family, introduced, 1975, continuing, production, 2021, update, factories, kazan, ulan, known, series, russian, service, helicopter, mostly, u. Mi 17 redirects here For other uses see MI 17 disambiguation The Mil Mi 17 NATO reporting name Hip is a Soviet designed Russian military helicopter family introduced in 1975 Mi 8M continuing in production as of 2021 update at two factories in Kazan and Ulan Ude It is known as the Mi 8M series in Russian service The helicopter is mostly used as a medium twin turbine transport helicopter as well as an armed gunship version Mi 17 Mi 8M An Mil 17 with the Russian Aerospace Forces Role Utility transport armed capable helicopter National origin Soviet Union Russia Design group Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Built by Kazan Helicopter Plant Ulan Ude Aviation Plant First flight 1975 Introduction 1977 Mi 8MT 1981 Mi 17 Status In service Primary users RussiaApprox 60 other countries Produced 1977 present Number built Approx 12 000 as of 2007 citation needed Developed from Mil Mi 8 Contents 1 Development 2 Operational history 2 1 21st century orders 3 Variants 3 1 Soviet Russian variants 3 2 Export variants 4 Operators 4 1 Former operators 5 Accidents and notable incidents 6 Specifications Mil 171A2 7 See also 8 References 8 1 Citations 8 2 General sources 9 External linksDevelopment editDeveloped from the basic Mi 8 airframe the Mi 17 was fitted with the larger Klimov TV3 117MT engines rotors and transmission developed for the Mi 14 along with fuselage improvements for heavier loads Optional engines for hot and high conditions are the 1545 kW 2070 shp Isotov TV3 117VM Recent exports to China and Venezuela for use in high mountains have the new Klimov VK 2500 version of the Klimov TV3 117 engine with FADEC control citation needed The designation Mi 17 is for export the Russian armed forces call it the Mi 8MT The Mi 17 is recognisable by the tail rotor on the port side instead of the starboard side and dust shields in front of the engine intakes Engine cowls are shorter than on the TV2 powered Mi 8 not extending as far over the cockpit and an opening for a bleed air valve outlet is present forward of the exhaust citation needed Actual model numbers vary by builder engine type and other options As an example the sixteen new Ulan Ude built machines delivered to the Czech Air Force in 2005 with VM model engines were designated as Mi 171Sh a development of the Mi 8AMTSh Modifications include a new large door on the right side improved Czech built APU and Kevlar armour plates around the cockpit area and engines Eight have a loading ramp in place of the usual clamshell doors and can load a vehicle up to the size of an SUV citation needed In March 2007 licensed production of the Mi 17 started in China with production being led by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant JSC and the Sichuan Lantian Helicopter Company Limited in Chengdu Sichuan province as a joint venture 1 The plant built 20 helicopters in 2008 using Russian Ulan Ude supplied kits annual production was expected to increase to 80 helicopters The variants planned to be built by Lantian include the Mi 171 Mi 17V 5 and Mi 17V 7 2 In 2021 it was reported that China was replacing the Russian made Mi 17 with their own Z 20 except possibly for the Mi 171Sh assault helicopter the last Mi 17 order was in 2014 3 In 2021 the website of Russian Helicopters the manufacturer said that the Mi 8 17 was the most widely operated helicopter in history 4 Operational history edit nbsp Army of North Macedonia Mi 17 performing a very tight low level right turn Royal Cambodian Air Force Mi 17s were used during the Cambodian government s offensives by 1994 ten operational airframes five were converted to helicopter gunships equipped with 57 mm rocket pods and providing air support for ground forces attacking the Khmer Rouge positions In 1996 the Government launched an offensive during the dry season at the Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng and Pailin using five Mi 17 gunships and eight Mi 17 Mi 8 troops transports 5 In May 1999 during Operation Safed Sagar the Mi 17 was used in the first air phase of the Kargil War by 129HU of the Indian Air Force IAF against the Pakistan Army One IAF Mi 17 and one IAF MiG 21 were shot down by Pakistan Army Air Defence Anza II shoulder fired missiles This led to the withdrawal of armed helicopters and attacks by fixed wing aircraft in the Kargil theatre 6 The Mi 17 was used extensively by the Sri Lanka Air Force in Sri Lanka s war on terrorism by the LTTE Seven of them were lost in combat and attacks on airports 7 Freelance pilot Neall Ellis operated an Mi 17 in support of the Sierra Leone government in the Sierra Leone Civil War ferrying ammunition and other supplies to government troops 8 nbsp U S special forces help Northern Alliance troops from a CIA operated MI 17 at Bagram Airbase during Operation Anaconda 2002 US Army Special Forces in Afghanistan extensively used CIA operated Mi 17s during the initial stages of Operation Enduring Freedom 9 The Mi 17 is used for passenger transport by Air Koryo national airline of North Korea Previous flights include those between Pyongyang and Kaesong and Pyongyang and Haeju The Mexican Navy uses its Mi 17s for anti narcotic operations such as locating marijuana fields and dispatching marines to eradicate the plantations 10 The Slovak Air Force and Croatian Air Force operated Mi 17s in Kosovo as part of KFOR Both the pro Gaddafi and anti Gaddafi forces in the 2011 Libyan civil war have operated Mi 17s nbsp Afghan Air Force Mi 17 showing the clamshell cargo door arrangement Mi 17s are operated by the Afghan Air Force In July 2010 two Mi 17 were flown by a mixed crew of United States Air Force and Afghan Air Force personnel in a 13 hour mission that rescued 2 080 civilians from flood waters This was the largest rescue by two helicopters in USAF history USAF pilot Lt Col Gregory Roberts received the Distinguished Flying Cross for the mission 11 During the Tham Luang cave rescue in July 2018 the Royal Thai Army used the Mi 17 helicopter for searching operations and evacuating the first batch of survivors from Tham Luang to Chiang Rai hospital 12 on 10 July 2018 a Mil Mi 17 helicopter took the last evacuated boy to the hospital 13 During the 19 November 2023 Houthi hijacking of the Galaxy Leader one Mi 17 helicopter was used to land the hijacking team on the deck of the Galaxy Leader 14 21st century orders edit In October 2007 the Saudi Arabian Government cancelled the purchase of 64 NHIndustries NH90 helicopters and agreed to buy 150 Russian made Mil Mi 17 and Mi 35 helicopters instead 15 On 28 October 2008 the Royal Thai Army announced a deal to buy six Mi 17s to meet its requirement for a medium lift helicopter This is the first time the Thai armed forces have acquired Russian aircraft instead of American aircraft 16 Flight International quotes the Thai Army s rationale We are buying three Mi 17 helicopters for the price of one Black Hawk The Mi 17 can also carry more than 30 troops while the Black Hawk could carry only 13 soldiers These were the key factors behind the decision 17 On 15 December 2008 it was reported that India ordered 80 Mi 17V 5 helicopters worth 1 375 billion which would be delivered to the Indian Air Force between 2011 and 2014 to replace aging Mi 8s 18 In August 2010 it was reported that India planned to order another 59 Mi 17s 19 The first Mi 17V 5s entered service with India in February 2012 20 In December 2012 India signed a contract for 71 aircraft at a reported cost of US 1 3 billion 21 22 In December 2014 it was reported that India is in agreement with the Russian Federation to produce on its territory Mi 17s and Ka 226Ts 23 All 151 helicopters were delivered as of February 2016 24 On 11 June 2009 it was announced that the United States had handed over four Mi 17 cargo helicopters to the Pakistan Army to facilitate its counter terrorism operations This followed an urgent request for helicopters by Pakistan s Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in a leaked US embassy cable 25 On 16 September 2009 the United States Navy delivered the last two of four Mi 17s to the Afghan National Army Air Corps 26 On 19 June 2010 it was announced that the US government would buy and refurbish 31 more Mi 17 helicopters from Russia to supply the Afghan Air Force 27 The US was reportedly considering adding the helicopter to the US military for special forces use in order to obscure troop movements 28 The US has used some Mi 8s and Mi 17s for training 29 and has purchased units for allies in Iraq Afghanistan and Pakistan 28 In August 2010 a contract was signed by the Argentine Air Force for two Mi 17Es plus an option on another three to support Antarctic bases 30 31 In September 2010 the Polish Defense Minister announced that his country would buy five new Mi 17s from Russia to support Polish operations in Afghanistan All five Mi 17 1Vs were delivered by 2011 32 In 2011 Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army Abdul Wahab Wardak announced that the US government would buy Mi 17s for use by Afghanistan s troops He explained the choice of the Russian helicopter over the American Chinook was due to the familiarity of the Afghan technical and pilot staff with the helicopter type and that it is better suited for Afghanistan s environment citation needed The United States continued to purchase the helicopters for Afghanistan in 2013 despite a congressional prohibition 33 Overall 63 Mi 17s were acquired through the 2011 contract at a cost of US 16 4 to US 18 4 million each or US 4 to US 6 million more each than a refurbished American Chinook 34 China signed two contracts with Rosoboronexport in 2009 and 2012 for 32 and 52 Mi 171E respectively 35 In 2014 and 2015 Bangladesh ordered a total of 11 Mi 171Sh helicopters 5 more ordered in 2017 36 The Helicopters of Russia has concluded a contract with the Defense Ministry of Belarus for the supply of twelve Mi 8MTV 5 military transport helicopters in 2016 2017 The Belarusian military will get the helicopters possessing the same parameters as those used by the Russian military 37 The contract was executed in April 2017 38 In the course of the Army 2017 International Military Technical Forum signed a contract to supply two Mi 171Sh helicopters to Burkina Faso 39 Also signed a contract for the supply of helicopters to Russian state special purpose aviation Three Mi 8AMTSh military transport helicopters were produced and three more were ordered later 40 41 Royal Thai Army ordered 2 Mi 17V 5s in September 2017 which received in December 2018 plus 3 more received in March 2021 for a total of 10 delivered since 2011 RF National Guard ordered two Mi 8AMTSHs in April 2018 42 43 44 45 During the Hydroaviasalon 2018 exhibition subsidiaries of Rostec State Corporation Russian Helicopters National Service of Medical Aviation and Avia Capital Services LLC signed a contract to supply 104 Ansat and 46 Mi 8AMT medically equipped helicopters 46 Russia supplied seven Mi 35 and three Mi 17 helicopters to Serbia 47 A contract was signed on 18 January 2019 between Russian Helicopters Kazakhstan Engineering and Kazakh firm Aircraft Repair Plant No 405 ARP 405 that will see 45 kit versions of the Mil Mi 8AMT and Mi 171 helicopters delivered to Kazakhstan until 2025 for local assembly 48 49 50 In 2019 China ordered 100 Mi 171 including 18 combat transport Mi 171Sh and 21 Kazan Ansat helicopters 51 A contract with the civilian airline QINGDAO for the supply of six Mi 171 helicopters with VK 2500 03 engines was signed in December 2019 52 In 2019 the Philippine Air Force reportedly expressed its interest in acquiring 16 Mi 171 helicopters for its heavy lift helicopter requirement with a possible option to add one Mi 171 that is fitted for VVIP transport in a deal worth P12 5 billion to be signed during the official visit to Russia by President Rodrigo Duterte From 3 to 7 March 2020 a delegation composed of Philippine military and defense officials and officials of the Embassy of the Philippines in Russia met with representatives from Sovtechnoexport and visited the Ulan Ude Aviation Plant Local defense blog Maxdefense Philippines reported that a Notice of Award NOA was issued during the third quarter of 2020 although it was unclear if it was awarded to Sovtechnoexport or Rosoboronexport 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 On 27 July 2022 the Philippine government canceled the deal to purchase 16 Mi 17 helicopters due to fears of possible U S sanctions 62 In 2021 Russia offered the Argentine Air Force Mil Mi 17 helicopters as part of a bigger arms deals 63 Russia in October 2021 delivered to Mali 2 Mi 171Sh and 2 Mi 17V 5 helicopters in the framework of a contract signed in December 2020 64 65 Bangladesh and Peru each ordered 2 Mi 171A2s in 2021 66 On 13 April 2022 US President Joe Biden announced that the US Government would supply 11 Mi 17 helicopters to the Ukrainian government to aid in its defense during the Russian invasion of Ukraine 67 The U S supplied 16 Mi 17s including five that were undergoing maintenance in Ukraine when Russia invaded These helicopters belonged to the former Afghan government but were paid for by the US under the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund Therefore the Pentagon treated these aircraft as its property after that government fell in September 2021 68 Variants editSoviet Russian variants edit Mi 8MT Basic updated version of the Mi 8T powered by two 1 397 kW 1 874 hp Klimov TV3 117MT turboshaft engines Provision for twin or triple external stores racks 69 The export version is known as Mi 17 Mi 8MTV Hot and High version powered by two Klimov TV3 117VM high altitude turboshaft engines 70 This type has a maximum ceiling of 6 000 m 71 Mi 8MTV 1 Radar equipped civil version of the Mi 8MTV Russian designation of the Mi 17 1V Mi 8MTV 2 Improved version of the Mi 8MTV 1 with enhanced armour updated systems an anti torque rotor and accommodation for 30 instead of 24 troops Mi 8MTV 3 Military version of the Mi 8MTV 2 fitted with four instead of six hardpoints the number of possible external stores combinations was increased from 8 to 24 nbsp Russian Air Force Mi 8MTV 5 Mi 8MTV 5 Military utility transport helicopter powered by two Klimov TV3 117VM turboshaft engines and equipped with a loading ramp instead of the clam shell doors an additional door and a new dolphin nose First deliveries to the VVS in 2012 72 Deliveries continued in 2013 and 2014 73 74 75 Russia currently uses improved Mi 8 MTV 5 1s These helicopters are intended for the transport of goods and machinery weighing up to 4 tons and these helicopters are equipped with optional rocket or cannon armament The cockpit lighting is modified to support night vision goggles and the communication systems have been modernized As of January 2019 the manufacturer has supplied 130 Mi 8MTV 5 vehicles out of 140 to the Defense Ministry 76 77 Mi 8MTV 5 Ga Civilian version of the Mi 8MTV 5 Mi 8AMT Slightly modified version of Kazan s Mi 8MTV built in Ulan Ude Aviation Plant from 1991 and still powered by TV3 117VM engines although nowadays VK 2500 engines are optional Also known as Mi 171 An Arctic version was put into production in 2020 citation needed Mi 8AMTSh Armed assault version of the Mi 8AMT can carry the same range of weapons as the Mi 24 including unguided weapons and high precision armaments in particular antitank guided 9M120 Ataka or 9M114 Shturm missiles Fitted with a new large door on the right side except the prototype aramid fiber plates around the cockpit area and engines and sometimes a loading ramp in place of the usual clamshell doors The helicopter can carry up to 37 paratroopers 12 wounded on stretchers or airlift up to 4 tons of cargo engage in search and rescue and evacuation operations The craft has two VK 2500 engines of enhanced capacity and a complex of defense means The cockpit of the new helicopter is equipped with multifunctional indicators to display the map of the terrain and the latest navigational and piloting equipment which operates with GPS and GLONASS satellite navigation systems 78 The Russian Air Force received a first batch of 10 Mi 8AMTSh in December 2010 79 and a second batch in June 2011 80 In total 40 helicopters were delivered in 2014 81 Long term government contract to supply modernized Mi 8AMTSh was signed in Ulan Ude in August 2013 and provides for the delivery of unique machines the first production batch with improved resource performance including significant savings on maintenance during the life cycle of the helicopter Mi 8AMTSh passed to the Defense Ministry obtains a larger capacity engines VK 2500 with an upgraded reinforced transmission that provide objective control of exploratory work and make the use of the helicopter in the highlands and hot climates more efficient 82 Mi 8AMTSh VA Arctic version of Mi 8AMTSh is supplied to the Russian Aerospace Forces and Naval Aviation 83 84 nbsp Kazakhstan Air Force Mil Mi 8MT Mi 8MTKO Night attack conversion of the Mi 8MT and Mi 8MTV helicopters Known in Belarus as Mi 8MTKO1 Mi 8MTD Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT Mi 8MTF Aerial photography variant based on the Mi 8MT 85 Mi 8MTG Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT with Gardenya 1FVE single H I band jamming system Export designation Mi 17PG Mi 8MTI NATO Hip H EW5 Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT with Ikebana single D band jamming system Also known as Mi 13 export designation Mi 17PI Mi 8MTPB NATO Hip H EW3 Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT with Bizon jamming system Export designation Mi 17PP Mi 8MTPSh Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT with Shakhta jamming system Export designation Mi 17PSh Mi 8MTR1 Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT The Russian Air Force VVS received three new Mi 8MTPR 1 electronic warfare EW helicopters on 4 March 2014 Mi 8MTPR 1 is a standard Mi 8MTV 5 1 with a Rychag AV active jamming station installed onboard The helicopters are designed to be able to detect and suppress electronic command and control systems as well as the radars of surface to air and air to air missiles Additional Mi 8MTPR 1s are currently under construction with the Russian Ministry of Defence is set to eventually receive 18 of the EW helicopters 86 Mi 8MTR2 Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT Mi 8MTS Sigint version of the Mi 8MT Mi 8MTSh1 Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT nbsp Bulgarian Air Force Mi 17 Mi 8MTSh2 NATO Hip H EW4 Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT Mi 8MTSh3 NATO Hip H EW6 Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT Mi 8MTT Sigint version of the Mi 8MT Mi 8MTYa Electronic warfare version of the Mi 8MT with Yakhont system Mi 8MS VIP version Subvariants are Mi 8MSO and Mi 8MSD Mi 19 Airborne command post version for tank and motorized infantry commanders based on Mi 8MT Mi 17 airframe Mi 19R Airborne command post version similar to Mi 19 for commanders of rocket artillery based on Mi 8MT Mi 17 airframe Export variants edit Mi 17 NATO Hip H Improved version of the Mi 8 powered by two Klimov TV3 117MT turboshaft engines Basic production version Mi 17 1 Export version of Mi 8AMT powered by two Klimov VK 2500 engines Mi 17 1M High altitude operations version powered by two Klimov TV3 117VM turboshaft engines nbsp Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Mi 17 1V Mi 17 1V Military transport helicopter gunship version powered by two Klimov TV3 117VM turboshaft engines Export version of the Mi 8MTV 1 Mi 17 1VA Flying hospital version Mi 17 2 Export version of Mi 8MTV 2 Mi 17V 3 Export version of the Mi 8MTV 3 nbsp Indonesian Army Aviation Mi 17V 5 Mi 17V 5 Export version of the Mi 8MTV 5 This variant is designated CH 178 by the Canadian Forces 87 Mi 17V 7 Mi 17V 5 equipped with VK 2500 engine and clam shell doors 88 Mi 17M Demonstration model from 1993 served as the basis for the Mi 17MD nowadays known as Mi 17V 5 nbsp Mi 17MD compare to an Mi 171 Mi 17MD Initial designator of the Mi 17V 5 developed in 1995 and from 1996 fitted with a loading ramp nbsp A Mexican Navy Mi 17 on the USS Bataan LHD 5 Mi 17KF Export version fitted with new avionics including Inertial Navigation Unit along with GPS at tail boom Mi 17N Export version of the Mi 8MTKO with GOES 321M turret with LLLTV and FLIR Mi 17P Export version passenger transport helicopter Mi 17PG Export version of the Mi 8MTG Mi 17PI Export version of the Mi 8MTI Mi 17PP Export version of the Mi 8MTPB Mi 17S VIP version nbsp An Azerbaijani Mi 17 Mi 17AE SAR and Medevac version given to Poland Mi 17 LPZS Specialised version for the SAR units Leteckej Patracej a Zachrannej Sluzby of Slovakia Four ordered 89 Mi 17Z 2 Prehrada Czech electronic warfare version with two large canisters on each side nbsp A People s Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation Mi 171 Mi 171 Export version of the Mi 8AMT built in Ulan Ude Mi 171A Mi 171 civilian passenger helicopter modified to meet FAR 29 and JAR 29 requirement 90 nbsp An Egyptian Air Force Mi 17 flies over a live fire Exercise CALFEX near Mubarak Mi 171A1 Mi 171 civilian cargo helicopter modified to meet FAR 29 and JAR 29 requirement 90 Mi 171A2 Highly upgraded version powered by VK 2500PS 03 engines civil version of the engines installed on Mi 28 combat helicopters digital navigation system with data display indication reducing the crew to two people and a new rotor system 91 The Mi 171A2 has been certified by India Colombia and South Korea as of late 2020 92 followed by Vietnam in June 2021 93 Mi 171A3 Newest modification based on the previous Mi 171A2 variant and the Mil Mi 38 transport helicopter first revealed on 26 February 2019 The Mi 171A3 will be intended primarily for transport flights to offshore drilling platforms 94 95 Mi 171C nbsp A Mil Mi 171C helicopter in service with Slovakia in 2021 Chinese built variant of Mi 171 by Sichuan Lantian Helicopter Company Limited with two radars one weather radar in the forward section and another Doppler navigational radar under tail boom Clam shell doors are replaced by a single ramp door Mi 171E Mi 171 equipped with VK 2500 03 engines to operate in extreme temperature limits from 58 to 50 Celsius 96 Mi 171M Modernized Mi 171 to reduce crew from 3 to 2 90 Mi 171S Mi 171 with Western avionics such as AN ARC 320 transceiver GPS and standard NATO flight responder 97 nbsp Bangladesh Air Force Mi 171sh helicopters armed with rocket and gun pods Mi 171Sh Export version of the Ulan Udes Mi 8AMTSh It is the most advanced export version and can be armed with various armaments In addition to transporting troops the helicopter can also be used to attack enemy positions 98 99 Mi 171SH HV and Mi 171SH VN are more advanced versions equipped with electro optical FLIR system and armed with anti tank guided missiles 100 101 102 Czech Republic and Croatia have ordered these types in 2005 and 2007 Both Bangladesh Air Force and Bangladesh Army operates Mi 171Sh armed assault helicopter and for multirole operations Two recent operators are Peru who ordered 6 all due for delivery in 2011 103 and Ghana which received 4 of the helicopters in January 2013 104 A new order from China in 2020 105 Mi 171ShP Export version of Mi 17Sh for Peruvian Army Aviacion del Ejercito del Peru who ordered 24 for US 528 million and the contract stipulates delivery of spare parts ground support equipment maintenance support and the establishment of a Mi 17 maintenance facility in La Joya Arequipa for US 62 4 million 106 107 Mi 171Sh2 Upgraded version of Mi 171Sh for Algerian Air Force 108 with new avionics engines and optronic ball active and passive protection system President S two rocket pods B8W20A eight missiles 9M120 Ataka 109 Mi 172 Civil passenger version manufactured in Kazan plant and based on the Mi 8MTV 3 Mi 171Sh Storm for special forces 110 Operators editMain article List of Mil Mi 8 17 operators See also Mil Mi 8 Operators nbsp Afghanistan 111 112 nbsp Algeria 111 nbsp Angola 111 nbsp Argentina 111 nbsp Armenia 113 nbsp Azerbaijan 111 nbsp Bangladesh 111 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 111 nbsp Bulgaria 111 nbsp Burkina Faso 111 nbsp Cambodia 111 nbsp Cameroon 114 nbsp Chad 111 nbsp China 111 nbsp Colombia 111 115 nbsp Congo 111 nbsp DR Congo 111 nbsp Croatia 111 nbsp Cuba 111 nbsp Czech Republic 111 nbsp Djibouti 111 nbsp Ecuador 111 nbsp Egypt 111 nbsp Equatorial Guinea 116 nbsp Eritrea 111 nbsp Ethiopia 111 nbsp Ghana 111 nbsp Hungary 111 nbsp India 111 nbsp Indonesia 111 nbsp Iran 111 nbsp Iraq 111 nbsp Iraqi Kurdistan 117 nbsp Kazakhstan 111 nbsp Kenya 111 nbsp Laos 111 nbsp Malaysia 118 nbsp Mali 119 nbsp Mexico 120 nbsp Mongolia 111 nbsp Montenegro 111 nbsp Mozambique 121 nbsp Myanmar 111 nbsp Namibia 111 nbsp Nepal 111 nbsp Nicaragua 111 nbsp Niger 111 nbsp Nigeria 111 nbsp North Korea 122 nbsp North Macedonia 111 nbsp Pakistan 111 nbsp Papua New Guinea 123 nbsp Peru 111 nbsp Poland 111 nbsp Russia 111 nbsp Rwanda 111 nbsp Senegal 111 nbsp Serbia 124 125 nbsp Sierra Leone 111 nbsp Slovakia 111 nbsp South Korea 126 nbsp South Sudan 111 nbsp Sri Lanka 111 nbsp Syria 111 nbsp Thailand 111 nbsp Turkey 19 127 nbsp Turkmenistan 111 nbsp Uganda 111 nbsp Ukraine 111 nbsp United Kingdom 128 nbsp United States 129 nbsp Uzbekistan 111 nbsp Venezuela 111 nbsp Vietnam 111 nbsp Yemen 111 nbsp Houthi rebels 130 nbsp Zambia 111 Former operators edit nbsp Canada Mi 8 131 nbsp Costa Rica Air Vigilance Service Received a Mi 17 Mi 8MT donated by Nicaragua in response to the 1991 Limon earthquake but its operational status is doubtful due to lack of spare parts It was then sold to Colombia 132 nbsp Czechoslovakia 133 nbsp Latvia 111 nbsp Lithuania 111 nbsp Romania nbsp Soviet Union 134 Accidents and notable incidents editOn 16 September 2000 a Mi 17 of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed near Aranayake in Kegalle District Sri Lanka with one of the then government ministers onboard Besides the minister there were 14 others onboard nine party officials three bodyguards and two crew members The authorities initially claimed that engine failure had caused the crash The government immediately ordered an inquiry into the crash and in January 2001 President Kumaratunga appointed a Presidential Commission to inquire into the crash However neither found any conclusive evidence for the crash s cause 135 On 4 December 2003 a Polish Air Force Mi 8 crashed with Prime Minister Leszek Miller onboard all survived On 30 July 2005 a Mi 17 presidential helicopter crashed in mountain ranges in South Sudan due to poor visibility claiming the life of then President of South Sudan John Garang six of his colleagues and seven Ugandan crew members He was returning from a private visit in Rwakitura meeting President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda 136 137 On 12 January 2008 a Mi 17 of the Macedonian Armed Forces crashed killing all three crew members and eight passengers On 3 March 2008 an Iraqi Air Force Mi 17 Mi 8AMT crashed near Baiji while ferrying troops from Tal Afar to the capital Baghdad All eight people onboard perished in the accident 138 On 31 May 2008 a People s Liberation Army Mi 171 transport crashed in southwest Sichuan province killing 5 crew and 13 passengers onboard It was on a rescue mission during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake 139 On 14 January 2009 an Afghan Air Force Mi 17 crashed in Herat while en route to Farah province All 13 onboard were killed including Maj Gen Fazl Ahmad Sayar one of Afghanistan s four regional commanders 140 On 14 February 2010 a Yemeni Air Force Mi 17 crashed in Northern Yemen hitting an Army vehicle All eleven people onboard were killed along with three others on the ground 141 On 28 July 2010 an Iraqi Air Force Mi 17 Mi 8M crashed in a sandstorm about 110 km south of Baghdad killing all 5 occupants 142 On 19 November 2010 an Indian Air Force Mi 17 crashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh India killing all 12 people onboard It had taken off from Tawang for Guwahati and crashed about five minutes later at Bomdila 143 On 19 April 2011 a Pawan Hans Mi 172 burst into flames seconds before landing at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh India killing 17 people onboard 144 On 18 May 2012 a Mi 17 crashed while in training in Yaracuy Venezuela killing 4 people citation needed On 11 July 2012 a Pakistan Army Mi 17 crashed near Skardu Airport in Gilgit Baltistan killing 5 people 145 On 30 August 2012 two Indian Air Force Mi 17s collided near Jamnagar in Western India killing 9 people 146 On 11 February 2013 a Mi 17 belonging to Azerbaijani Air Force crashed into the Caspian Sea killing all 3 people onboard 147 On 25 June 2013 a Mi 17V 5 of the Indian Air Force crashed while undertaking rescue operations in the flood ravaged areas of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India IAF chief NAK Browne ruled out possibility of any of the 20 men onboard surviving There were five staff from IAF six from Indo Tibetan Border Police ITBP and nine from National Disaster Response Force NDRF 148 On 16 September 2013 a Turkish Air Force F 16 shot down a Syrian Mil 17 at the border after the helicopter violated Turkish airspace Two crew members reportedly bailed out before the aircraft crashed in Syrian territory 149 On 9 November 2013 an Indonesian Army Mi 17 crash killed at least 13 people after the helicopter caught on fire in the jungles of Borneo 150 On 7 July 2014 a Vietnam People s Air Force Mi 171 military helicopter crashed on the outskirts of Hanoi while on a training mission for parachute recruits Among 21 men on board 16 died 4 others died in hospital only 1 survived 151 The pilot crashed in a field probably to avoid the local market and houses 152 153 On 10 July 2014 a Macedonian police Mi 17V 5 crashed overnight during a training flight near the southern town of Strumica killing all four people onboard The four crew members were all pilots each with more than 30 years of flight experience They were on a night training flight when the Mi 17 V5 hit a 120 meter 394 ft tall television transmitter tower near Strumica about 190 kilometers 120 miles south of the capital Skopje 154 On 21 September 2014 an Egyptian Army Mi 8 17 crashed near Kom Oshem Fayoum Governorate while on a transport mission from Bani Sweif Governrate All the crew died citation needed On 13 March 2015 Serbian Army Mi 17 crashed just short of Belgrade airport 155 when employed in transportation from Novi Pazar to military medical facility in Belgrade of a 5 day old baby with respiratory problems due to road blockade by the landslide All 7 individuals aboard including four crew members two medical staff and the patient died 156 On 8 May 2015 a Pakistan Army Mi 17 crashed near the Naltar area of Gilgit in Gilgit Baltistan killing the Norwegian and Philippine ambassadors and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors Two Pakistan Army pilots Major Al Tamash and Major Faisal were also killed in the incident The Polish and Dutch ambassadors were injured 157 On 13 May 2015 a Mi 17 helicopter on a training flight belonging to Bangladesh Air Force crash landed at the airport and caught fire All three people onboard sustained major injuries and were hospitalized 158 On 28 July 2015 a Mi 17 from the Presov Helicopter Airbase of the Slovak Air Force crashed into a forested area near Hradisko Terna Slovakia during a routine training flight The pilot died on the scene and the remaining two crew members sustained major injuries and were hospitalized 159 During the Russian intervention on the Syrian Civil War Two Russian Mi 8AMTsh helicopters were sent to find and recover the pilots from the crash site of a Su 24M bomber downed One of the helicopters was damaged by small arms fire from Syrian Turkmen Brigade militants resulting in the death of a naval infantryman and was forced to make an emergency landing 160 On 27 March 2016 a Mi 17 of the Algerian Air Force crashed in Southern Algeria causing the death of 12 military personnel and two injured 161 On 4 August 2016 A Pakistani Mi 17 transport belonging to the Punjab government en route to Russia for repair crashed in Logar Province Afghanistan The six people onboard were reportedly taken as hostage by Taliban 162 The crew and occupants of the Mi 17 were released after ten days through an inter tribe exchange at Pakistan Afghan border The crew consisted of five Pakistanis and one Russian 163 On 27 November 2016 an Iranian Mi 17 transport belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC dispatched to an oil rig located 19 kilometres 12 mi off the coast of Amirabad in the northern province of Mazandaran crashed in the Caspian Sea All five people onboard died citation needed On 31 December 2016 a Venezuelan Mi 17 transport of the Venezuelan Army covering the route SVPA SVLE crashed in the Amazonas State 164 165 On 29 May 2017 a Mi 17 transport of the Sri Lanka Air Force which was engaged in flood relief operations was forced to land with extensive damage in Baddegama and none of the crew members injured 166 167 On 6 October 2017 an Indian Air Force Mi 17V 5 helicopter crashed in Arunachal Pradesh killing 7 onboard 168 On 3 January 2018 A Mil Mi 17 helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force crashed in Sreemangal whilst carrying Kuwaiti delegates The Kuwaiti delegates have been identified as Kuwait Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt Gen Mohammad Al Khuder and Kuwait Naval Forces Commander Maj Gen Khalid Mahmud Abdullah Everyone were rescued alive 169 170 171 nbsp Bulgarian military helicopter Mi 17 during a firefighting mission The Mi 17 in the photo crashed at Plovdiv Airport Bulgaria on 11 June 2018 172 On 3 April 2018 an Mi 17 transport helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Kedarnath All the people onboard survived Indian Air Force has ordered an inquiry into the crash 173 On 11 June 2018 a Mi 17 of the Bulgarian Air Force crashed at Plovdiv Airport Bulgaria killing two onboard 172 On 27 February 2019 a Mi 17 of the Indian Air Force crashed in Budgam Jammu and Kashmir killing six onboard and one civilian on the ground Locals on the ground claim that they had heard a huge explosion and saw the helicopter break into two parts before crash 174 Later investigation have shown that the helicopter was shot down as result of friendly fire when a SPYDER Indian air defense system fired a missile which hit Mi 17 helicopter killing everyone aboard 175 On 13 May 2019 a People s Liberation Army Mi 171 transport belonging to the Tibet Military District crashed in Qinling in Shaanxi Province killing 6 crew 176 On 8 January 2020 an Afghan National Army Mi 17 crashed shortly after takeoff in Gardiz Paktia province It was later destroyed on the ground by Afghan Security forces 177 On 11 February 2020 a Syrian Air Force Mi 17 utility helicopter was shot down by Turkish backed rebel forces using an American designed MANPADS 178 over Al Nayrab killing everyone aboard 179 180 A second Mi 17 of the Syrian Army was shot down in Idlib under similar circumstances killing all crew on 14 February 2020 181 On 6 March 2020 a Myanmar Air Force Mi 17 crashed shortly after takeoff near Kaungkha Village Kutkai Township 182 On 6 June 2020 an Indonesian Army Mi 17 helicopter crashed in Kendal Regency killing 4 onboard and 5 personnels survived 183 On 7 July 2020 a Peruvian Air Force Mi 17 1V crashed in a river in the Amazonas Seven occupants died in the crash four crew members and three civilian passengers 184 On 13 October 2020 a pair of Afghan National Army Air Corps Mi 17s collided with one another in mid air in the Nawa i Barakzayi district Helmand province 185 9 were killed 186 On 10 November 2020 a Mi 17 of the Afghan National Army Air Corps crashed on takeoff at Hisarak district Nangarhar province 187 On 18 March 2021 a Mi 17 helicopter of the Afghan Army was shot down by a local anti taliban militia led by ethnic warlord Abdul Ghani Alipur 188 189 in the Behsud district of Maidan Wardak Nine members of the Afghan security forces died in the incident 190 Two days later a video appeared showing the helicopter being hit while increasing altitude just after unloading troops and cargo A missile hits the helicopter clipping the tail boom with the helicopter spinning out of control and crashing The missile was claimed to be a laser guided weapon 191 On 24 June 2021 a Kenyan military aircraft identified as a Mi 17 crashed in Kajiado county and went up in flames 192 193 On 25 August 2021 a Mi 17 of the Mexican Navy crashed in Agua Blanca de Iturbide Four people injured were reported 194 On 30 November 2021 a Mi 17 of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan crashed in Khizi District causing the death of 14 military personnel and 2 injured 195 On 8 December 2021 an Indian Air Force Mi 17V 5 carrying 13 defence personnel including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat crashed near Coonoor Tamil Nadu while flying towards Wellington from Sulur Air Force Station 196 13 of the 14 onboard died in the crash including General Bipin Rawat and his spouse 197 The sole survivor of the crash Group Captain Varun Singh died from his injuries seven days later 198 On 26 April 2022 a Mi 17 1V of the Mexican Navy crashed in Mazatlan Five marines injured were reported 199 On 12 January 2024 a Sri Lanka Air Force Mi 17 helicopter deployed for UN peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic as part of MINUSCA crash landed northeast of Bria due to adverse weather conditions The pilot and the four crew members emerged unharmed from the incident 200 On 7 February 2024 an Algerian Air Force Mi 171 helicopter crashed near El Menia killing all 3 crew 201 On 29 April 2024 a Colombian Army Mi 17 crashed in Northern Colombia while carrying troops killing all 9 on board 202 Specifications Mil 171A2 edit nbsp Klimov VK 2500PS 03 on display at Bangabandhu Military Museum Bangladesh Data from Russian Helicopters 203 General characteristicsCrew 3 pilot copilot engineer Capacity 24 troops 12 stretchers 4 000 kg 8 818 lb cargo internally 5 000 kg 11 023 lb externally slung Length 18 465 m 60 ft 7 in Height 5 65 m 18 ft 6 in Empty weight 7 489 kg 16 510 lb Gross weight 11 100 kg 24 471 lb Max takeoff weight 13 000 kg 28 660 lb normal 13 500 kg 29 762 lb with under slung load dd dd dd Powerplant 2 Klimov VK 2500PS 03 turboshaft engines 1 800 kW 2 400 hp each for takeoff 2 000 kW 2 700 hp emergency rating dd dd dd Main rotor diameter 21 25 m 69 ft 9 in Main rotor area 354 7 m2 3 818 sq ft Blade section NACA 23012 204 Performance Maximum speed 280 km h 170 mph 150 kn Cruise speed 260 km h 160 mph 140 kn Range 800 km 500 mi 430 nmi Service ceiling 6 000 m 20 000 ft Hover ceiling OGE 4 000 m 13 000 ft Rate of climb 8 m s 1 600 ft min Armament Some variants such as Mi 8AMTSh and Mi 171Sh have disposable stores on six hardpoints including rockets such as S 8 and gun pods such as UPK 23 250 Some variants such as Mi 171SH HV and Mi 171SH VN can be armed with anti tank guided missiles such as Ataka and precision guided munitions along with other armaments Have one or two window mounted machine guns such as the PK Other hardpoints which can carry drop 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