Ongoing modernization efforts for the Mil Mi-24P—first delivered in 1975—are aimed at increasing the attack helicopter’s lethality and improving its survivability over the modern battlefield. At MAKS 2019, the KRET avionics merger exhibited the Mi-24P-1M upgrade, produced from an in-service example by replacing the avionics and mission equipment and adding modern air-launched munitions.
According to a written statement from KRET’s parent Rostec corporation, the modified Mi-24P features a modern flight-control and navigation system that is common with other helicopter types, an electro-optical system for search and targeting, optional active-array radar, all-axis autopilot, a self-protection suite, and a reworked power supply. It further states that the helicopter’s empty weight is reduced by 430 kg (948 pounds) through the replacement of old and heavy equipment with more recent items. The all-up weight remains at 11,500 kg (25,353 pounds), while payload inside the cabin rises to 1,500 kg (3,306 pounds), and on outer pylons to 2,400 kg (5,290 pounds).
More In Rotorcraft
