The Mil Mi-24 (Russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. [1] It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and was introduced by the Soviet Air Force in 1972.

Sep 30, 2020 · Designed as a heavily armed, armoured troop-transport for use against NATO forces on European battlefields, as many as 250 of the winged, 18,000-pound choppers, codenamed the “Hind” by Western intelligence, appeared in the skies over Afghanistan during Moscow’s nine-year campaign there.

Aug 2, 2023 · The Mi-24P ("Hind-F") was a dedicated attack helicopter which did away with the original flexible, nose-mounted heavy machine gun and instead fitted a single fuselage-mounted 30mm GSh-30K series cannon in a fixed installation.

The Mi-24 attack helicopter, NATO reporting name “Hind,” is a unique Soviet design concept that does not truly have a Western counterpart. It was an attempt to combine the firepower of a heavily armed and armored helicopter gunship with the troop-carrying capability of a light assault helicopter like the Bell UH-1.

Dec 27, 2013 · The Mi-24D introduced the distinctive Hind-D configuration of separate armored cockpits, with the WSO up front. Although the Mi-24 was best known for supporting Soviet forces in Afghanistan—and suffering heavy losses to the U.S.-supplied Stinger surface-to-air missiles used by the mujahedeen —it saw first use by Ethiopia in its 1977–78 ...

Sep 4, 2020 · More than 3,500 Mi-24 helicopters have been produced. It has been deployed in more than 40 wars and conflicts including Afghanistan and in Chechnya. The original model (Nato codename Hind-A), designed to carry eight combat troops, was later reconfigured to take on the gunship role (Hind-D).

Jan 1, 2020 · The Russian born Mil M-24 attack helicopter or the "Hind" has been a staple for the Soviet Union since its introduction in the 1970s. Read how it stacks up.

Due to its size and armor it is the heaviest attack helicopter in use. The commonly used NATO reporting name for the Mi-24 is Hind. The Mi-24 was derived from the successful Mi-8 transport helicopter. It features a distinctive tandem cockpit with …

The Hind was a second-generation Soviet helicopter gunship which originally emerged as a heavily armed armoured transport capable of carrying a crew of four and eight assault troops. It was designed by Mil at its Zaporozhye facility, the design team being headed by Marat Tischenko.

Details: The Mi-24 is a twin-engine Russian helicopter gunship developed as an anti-tank attack helicopter in the early 1970s for operation against NATO armoured forces on the mostly flat and open plains of Eastern Europe and Russia.