Twin turboshaft medium transport helicopter. Includes Mi-171Sh-VN military transport, Mi-171A2 and Mi-171A3 variants. Also known as Mi-8 in RFAS military service and includes the variants Mi-8MT, Mi-8MTV-1 and Mi-8AMTSh-VN.
| Variant |
Launch/First flight |
Production end |
|
| MIL Mi-17 |
1960 / 1975 |
|
Baseline variant, with RFAS designation Mi-8MT. |
| MIL Mi-17V-5 |
1995 / 1998 |
|
Military utility transport helicopter, with export deignation Mi-8MTV5-1, Kazan product. |
| MIL Mi-171A2 |
2013 / 2014 |
|
Enhanced civilian cargo helicopter. |
| MIL Mi-171Sh-VN |
2017 / 2017 |
|
Export version of Mi-8AMTSh, armed variant. |
| MIL Mi-171A3 |
2018 / 2021 |
|
Variant specifically designed for offshore missions, derived from Mi-38 and Mi-171A2. |
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