Combat experience in Syria allowed to create a new helicopter.

In the near future, a new military helicopter, based on the combat experience gained in Syria, may appear in the arsenal of the Russian army. It is a transport-strike helicopter Mi-171SH, which, in comparison with other versions, is more protected and equipped with powerful weapons. Moreover, significant technical improvements have made it possible to improve the maneuverability and maneuverability of this rotorcraft, as well as make it more efficient in performing the required combat missions.

According to the data available to the Avia.pro resource, the requirements and wishes of the Russian military participating in hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic were used in the development of the helicopter.

"In fact, the new helicopter can not be better equipped for combat missions. Considering the fact that the majority of modern weapon systems were created only on the basis of theoretical representations and previous military experience, the Mi-171 helicopter is truly a unique rotary wing aircraft that will soon arrive in Russian troops ", - said a specialist Avia.pro.

It is reported that the first Mi-171 helicopters will be supplied to the Russian army, after which foreign orders will be satisfied, which, by the way, will certainly be, since this helicopter is the best adapted for use in combat operations.

"The military expressed the desire to have a manually operated machine gun in the doorway so that it could provide cover for the special operations forces that at that moment either leave the helicopter or approach it. In addition, the helicopter has increased protection of the second A-class. Instead of steel armor, the cermet is used here, which allowed to increase the protection of the machine from small arms and fragments ", - says Deputy Chief Engineer for the helicopter Dmitry Bulygin.