The Mi-28UB (Učebno-Bojevoj – training-and-combat) is Russia’s new and advanced helicopter designed for both training purposes and combat missions.
The manufacturers at the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant equipped it with the same attack capabilities of the original Mi-28 Night Hunter, plus improved avionics and a dual flight control system.
The Russian Defense Ministry will procure up to 60 Mi-28UB training versions by 2020. It will speed up and improve pilot training. Four to six Mi-28UBs will be purchased for every unit that operates the Mi-28N.
The Mi-28UB meets the training requirements of the Russian Ministry of Defense, as well as those of export customers. It can also serve as an attack helicopter, performing search-and-destroy missions against land-based targets, small naval vessels and low-speed aerial targets during the day or night and in all weather conditions.
Training version has dual hydromechanical flight controls that can be operated from tandem cockpits. Cockpit is also modified with the spacious lower cockpit to house a flight instructor, a wider pilot canopy, and new energy-absorbing crew seats. Serves as a trainer but can perform attack helicopter tasks.
