It may be surprising to some to find out that the most produced helicopter in the world isn't the Bell UH-1 Huey or the Sikorsky Black Hawk, but the Russian-built Mil Mi-8 helicopter. To date, over 17 ...

The Mi-1’s simplicity, versatility, and reliability made it a workhorse for the USSR and its allies. Developed by the Mil Design Bureau, the Soviet Mil Mi-1 is the first helicopter produced by the ...

The Mil Mi-38 heavy helicopter, more than a decade in the planning, has finally made its maiden flight, bringing new hope to the joint Russian-Western effort. Developed by Moscow Mil Helicopter Plant, ...

A Russian helicopter pilot landed on a Ukrainian air base in what Ukrainian officials claimed was a planned defection. The pilot landed a Russian Mi-8 AMTSh at the Poltava military air base in Kharkiv ...

MOSCOW ­— Russian Helicopters has unveiled a training version of Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter, dubbed Mi-28UB, which made its first demo flight at the Rostvertol flight test center in Rostov-on-Don Aug ...

A Ukrainian army Mi-8 helicopter supports a May 22, 2023 paramilitary raid into Russia. Ukrainian army helicopters supported pro-Ukraine Russian paramilitaries during their two-day raid on a border ...

Russian helicopter-maker Mil has selected the Mi-26 design as the foundation for building a next-generation heavylift machine. Russian helicopter-maker Mil has selected the Mi-26 design as the ...

An investigation has begun into the cause of a crash into the Sea of Japan by a Russian Mil Mi-14 Haze that killed the Russian pilot during a emergency simulation excercise. An investigation has begun ...

* Russian Helicopters (Vertolety Rossii) increases its stake in company to 70.68 pct from 61.3 pct Source text: bit.ly/1ORiaPT ...

As I was a submariner during my time in the USN, I never had cause or opportunity to learn much of anything about our helicopters. <BR><BR>Hopefully there are folks here who did.<BR><BR>With regards ...