Aircraft program
Twin turboshaft heavy lift helicopter.
The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.
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See Analytics rates| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIL Mi-26 | 1970 / 1977 | Basic military transport variant. | |
| MIL Mi-i-26T2 | 2015 / 2015 | Upgraded variant with newer avionics and engines. | |
| MIL Mi-26T2V | 2018 / 2018 | Further enhanced variant for Russian military, with modernised avionics suite and upgraded cockpit. |
| National Centre for Helicopter Engineering, MIL | News |
| MIL Mi-17/171 |
| MIL Mi-28 |
| MIL Mi-35M |
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