Russian helicopters Mi-28NM have received the means to control drones.

The upgraded Mi-28NM attack helicopters have received on-board systems that allow the crew of a combat rotorcraft to operate unmanned aerial vehicles. Apparently, initially we are talking about reconnaissance and attack drones "Forpost", "Corsair" and "Orion", and in the future, with the start of mass production, these combat vehicles will be able to control several heavy attack drones S-70 "Okhotnik".

“The composition of the onboard equipment for the latest Mi-28NM helicopters has already been approved. The department also preliminarily approved the procurement plan. Thus, 80 sets of AS-UAV equipment for communication with drones have already been ordered for serial "Night Super Hunters" under construction. Each of these sets allows you to communicate with drones at a distance of up to 50 km and has a bandwidth of 5,4 Mbps, sufficient for real-time video transmission. ", - reports the Russian edition "Izvestia".

Taking into account the start of large-scale deliveries of Mi-28NM helicopters and the start of serial production of S-70 Okhotnik drones, experts believe that the crews of combat rotorcraft will really receive support in the form of one or several Okhotnik attack UAVs.