Aircraft
All-Russian Mi-38 Version To Enter Production
A replacement for Russia's Mi-8/17 helicopters is finally in prospect, now that the Western engines and avionics are no longer included.
A prototype Mil Mi-38-2 was on display at the HeliRussia 2016 show in Moscow this week. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
A prototype Mil Mi-38-2 was on display at the HeliRussia 2016 show in Moscow this week. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

The Russian defense ministry has decided to become the launch customer for the Mil Mi-38 medium-twin helicopter, now that a version with no foreign content has been developed. The decision was revealed at the opening of the HeliRussia 2016 expo in Moscow on May 19 by Alexander Mikheyev, general manager of Russian Helicopters. The Mi-38 has suffered protracted development, after originally being conceived in the late 1980s as a civilian helicopter seating up to 30 passengers, to replace the long-serving 24-seat Mi-8. 


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