US EditionRussia Unveils Mi-80 Helicopter to Replace the Mi-8—Just One Problem: It’s Still Imaginary
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Russia Unveils Mi-80 Helicopter to Replace the Mi-8—Just One Problem: It’s Still Imaginary
Russia has launched the development of a new multirole helicopter—the Mi-80—to eventually replace its long-serving Mi-8/17 “Hip” fleet. However, despite ambitions to modernize and consolidate rotary-wing production, the project remains stalled at the technical specification stage due to unresolved funding and structural inefficiencies within the industry. According to Army Recognition on July 12, the Mi-80 is based on the Mi-171A3 offshore platf…
It is a titanic construction site to which the Russian Helicopters group, Mil's parent company, is attacking. On Friday 11 July 2025 the Russian helicopter manufacturer announced their intention to relaunch a programme aimed at proposing by 2030 an aircraft capable of replacing the Mi-8 Hip and Mi-17 Hip-H on the assembly chains. The future biturbine [...] This content Russia commits the succession of the Mil Mi-8 Hip and Mi-17 Hip-H. was first …
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