Rotorcraft
Russian Air and Space Force Receives First Mi-38T
Three of the military version of the Mi-38 have been built and will be used for military evaluation trials by the Russian defense ministry.
The Mi-38T for the military has strakes on either side of the rear ramp to smooth the airflow for para-dropping operations. (photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
The Mi-38T for the military has strakes on either side of the rear ramp to smooth the airflow for para-dropping operations. (photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

The Russian defense ministry has accepted its first Mi-38 helicopter, according to Russian Helicopters general director Andrei Boginsky. He clarified that the first Mi-38T in a customized military version hovered for the first time on November 3, 2018, and performed a level flight 20 days later, but that was a demonstrator that remains with the manufacturer. That example was displayed at the Army 2019 international military technical forum.