Production -> Mi-171Sh combat-transport helicopter Mi-171Sh Combat-transport helicopter

Mi-171Sh helicopter is a military-transport version of Mi-171 helicopter, which is one of the most intensively operated helicopters in its class. Mi-171 Sh helicopter was developed on the basis of comprehensive analysis of Russian helicopters’ operation in combat activities in local armed conflicts. As the result, the Russian designers succeeded to create a helicopter able to effectively solve a wide range of tasks in the real combat conditions.

Mi-171Sh military-transport helicopter is a considerably new helicopter for the world market – it was first sold as recently as in 2002. Nevertheless, in a range of countries in South-Eastern and Central Asia, in Middle East and in Africa, in Europe (including the NATO countries) and CIS it has proved to be a reliable, effective in operation and simple in maintenance helicopter.

Purpose

• transportation and tactical assault landing of up to 36 troops;
• transportation of up to 12 casualties on stretchers, accompanied by medics;
• transportation of cargoes up to 4000 kg in cargo compartment;
• transportation of cargoes up to 4000 kg on external sling;
• highly-effective elimination of hostile manpower, armored vehicles, water surface targets, buildings, fortified firing point, and other movable and stationary targets.
• troop fire support
• escorting the military columns
• CSAR
• reconnaissance operations
• patrolling
• civil operations (search-and-rescue operations, firefighting, etc.)

In accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, all kinds of military equipment, including Mi-171Sh, can only be supplied abroad by FSUE “Rosoboronexport”, the Russian state special exporter.