Negotiations between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh over the supply of Russian multi-purpose attack helicopters to the Asian state are in the final stage.
The signing of the contract can be expected in the very near future. During the international exhibition of weapons INDO DEFENSE 2018 EXPO & FORUM, which started in Indonesia on November 7, 2018, the two countries began to clarify the details of the potential agreement.
The Mi-35M helicopter is a deep modernization of the Mi-24V rotary-wing aircraft, which received the unofficial name of the Crocodile. Serial production is carried out since 2005.
A helicopter can fly at extremely low altitudes, day and night, in simple and limited meteorological conditions with high accuracy to the area of the designated ground target. Airborne weapons include guided and unguided aviation weapons.
Mi-35M features an improved design. It is equipped with new powerful VK-2500 engines manufactured by Klimov, it has fiberglass rotor blades.
The design of the Mi-35M provides the helicopter with low acoustic visibility, increased combat survivability, and also reduces the complexity of maintenance.
In addition to solving the tasks of striking land targets, the Mi-35M helicopter can be involved in transporting up to eight paratroopers with personal armament or cargo weighing up to 1500 kilograms in the transport and cargo cabin. The system of external suspension allows you to transport cargo weighing up to 2400 kilograms.
Domestic and foreign experts note the unpretentiousness of the Russian machine and its ability to work in difficult physiographic and climatic conditions.
The helicopter behaves well when flying in the mountains, as well as in the temperature range from -50 ° C to + 50 ° C and humidity up to 98%.
For many years, Mi-24/35 type helicopters have proven their high efficiency. Mi-35M is a machine in which a unique experience of long-term combat use is combined with the latest achievements and developments in the field of helicopter construction.
Mi-35M is in service with Russia, Venezuela, Brazil and Azerbaijan. There is confidence that this list will continue after the conclusion of the Russian-Bangladesh contract, and the "crocodiles" from Russia will begin to explore the sky of South Asia.
