Variants
- Mi-28 – Prototype version; first flight in 1982.
- Mi-28A – Original production anti-tank helicopter. Development done in 1998, first flight in 2003.
- Mi-28N/MMW Havoc – All weather day-and-night combat helicopter. It is equipped with a top-mounted millimeter wave radar station, IR-TV, and laser ranger. Serial Mi-28N will have two Russian Klimov TV3-117V MA-SB3 engines (2,500 hp each), made in production by the Ukrainian Motor-Sich. Max take off weight of 11,500 kg, max payload weight of 2,350 kg.
- Mi-28D – simplified daylight operation version. Similar to Mi-28N, but without top-mounted radar and TV-channel in sight.
- Mi-28NAe – export version offered to North Korea.
- Mi-40 – Proposed armed transport version. Never reached prototype stage.
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