List of Mil Mi-8/17 operators

The following nations currently operate (or formerly owned) Mi-8/17 helicopter in civil or military roles:

Military operators

flag|Afghanistan

;Afghan Air Force65 have been acquired by the Afghan Air Force, with deliveries of 30 Mi-8 since 1971, and 35 Mi-17 since 1987." [http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/countriesindex.html Historical Listings] ", " [http://www.worldairforces.com/ World Air Forces] ".] Currently operational some 15 in Mi-8, Mi-8PS and Mi-17 version; some 14 Mi-17 to arrive from Slovakia, Czech Republic and UAE.

flag|Albania

;Albanian Air ForceAt least 1 Mi-8T has been acquired by the Albanian Air Force during the mid 1990s from Ukraine. Operated by:

*1st Squadron, 4050 Regiment

flag|Algeria

;Algerian Air ForceTherea are 33 Mi-8 helicopters in various versions, and 82 Mi-17 helicopters in Mi-17SH and Mi-17-1V operated by next units of Algerian Air Force:

*6e Regiment d'Hélicoptère de Manoeuvre
**436e Escadron d'Hélicoptères
**456e Escadron d'Hélicoptères
*9e Regiment d'Hélicoptère d'Entrainement
**9e Escadron de Spécialisation

flag|Angola

;People's Air and Air Defence Force of AngolaFAPA/DAA is currently operating 47 Mi-8s and 10 Mi-17 helicopters.

flag|Armenia

;Armenian Air ForceArmenian Air Force is operateing 9 Mi-8T and 3 Mi-8MT/Mi-17 transport helicopter and two Mi-9 airborne command post helicopters. The Armenian Hips were passed to Armenian Air force from ex-Soviet Military forces in 1991, and there was about 18 Mi-8/17s.

flag|Azerbaijan

;Azerbaijan Air Force13 Mi-17s in service

flag|Bangladesh

;Bangladeshi Air Force43 Mi-17s and some Mi-8/Mi-8 MTVs in service, operated by:

*31st squadron
*1st squadron

flag|Belarus

;Belarus Air Force

flag|Bhutan

;Bhutan Air Force7 Mi-8s in service

flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina

;Air Force and Air Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina3 Mi-8s in service

flag|Bulgaria

;Bulgarian Air Force18 Mi-17 in service, operated by:

*24 Vertoletna Aviobasa
**2/24 Transport Helicopter Squadron

flag|Burkina Faso

;Burkina Faso Air Force5 Mi-8/17 in service

flag|Cambodia

;Royal Cambodian Air Force6 Mi-8/17s in service

flag|Canada

;Canadian Armed Forces8 Mi-8/17s (to be leased)

flag|China

250 Mi-8/17s operated by PLAAF, PLANAF and PLA Ground Forces.;People's Liberation Army Air Force

*26th Air Division

;People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force

*4th Independent Regiment

;People's Liberation Army Ground Force

*9th Army Aviation Regiment
*8th Army Aviation Regiment
*4th Army Aviation Regiment
*3rd Special Aviation Unit
*7th Army Aviation Regiment
*1st Army Aviation Regiment
*5th Army Aviation Regiment
*4th Special Aviation Unit
*2nd Special Aviation Unit
*6th Army Aviation Regiment
*1st Special Aviation Unit
*Army Aviation Regiment
*2nd Army Aviation Regiment
*3rd Army Aviation Regiment

flag|Colombia

10 Mi-17MDs in service with Colombian National Army Aviation;Colombian National Army Aviation

*Batallón de Helicópteros (BAHEL)
**Compañia Charlie
**Compañia Mike

flag|Costa Rica

;Air Surveillance Service

flag|Croatia

Currently, Croatian Air Force is operateing 14 Mi-8 helicopters in Mi-8T, Mi-8PS and Mi-8MTV-1 versions, and new 7 Mi-171Sh helicopters; there are 3 helicopters which will be delivered soon, and also two more Mi-171s are in plan. Some 7 Mi-8T/S helicopters which were operational are used for spares. Mi-8/17s are operated by nex units:

*91st Airbase
**28th squadron of transport helicopters
*94th Airbase
**28th squadron of transport helicopters
*95th Airbase
**20th squadron of transport helicopters

flag|Cuba

;Cuban Revolutionary Air Force

*UM 3685 Regimiento de Helicópteros
*UM 3684 Regimiento de Helicopteros
*UM 3405 Regimiento Ejecutivo
*Tropas Guardafronteras
*UM 3684 or 3685 Regimiento de Helicópteros

flag|Czech Republic

21 Mi-17s and 16 Mi-171Sh helicopters in service

;Czech Air Force

*23.Základna Vrtulníkového Letectva 'Edvarda Benese' (23.zVrL)
**232.vrl
*24.Základna Dopravního Letectva (24.zDL)
**242.vrl

flag|Djibouti

3 Mi-8s in service

;Djibouti Air Force

flag|East Germany

Used by East German Air Force and Volksmarine, in 1990 passed to Luftwaffe.

flag|Ecuador

flag|Egypt

42 Mi-8s and 20 Mi-17s in service, tottaly 140 delivered to Egypt from USSR.

;Egyptian Air Force

flag|Eritrea

Two Mi-8s and one Mi-17 are used by Eritrean AF

;Eritrean Air Force

flag|Estonia

Two (formally four) in service with the Border Guard Aviation Corps

flag|Ethiopia

12 Mi-8s in service

;Ethiopian Air Force

flag|FR Yugoslavia

Operated about 41 Mi-8T helicopters, passed on to successor states

;FR Yugoslav Air Force

**890. MHE "Pegazi"
*172. Aviation Brigade
**897. MHE "Strsljeni"
*119. Helicopter Brigade
**787. TRHE "Beli Medvedi"

flag|Finland

* Finnish Army, 2 of total 11 Mi-8 in service, 1 stored (will be withdraw from use in 2008/9)
* Finnish Air Force
* Finnish Border Guard

flag|Germany

Ex-Eastern Germany helicopters operated during the 1990's, later withdrawn.

flag|Georgia

18 Mi-8T/MTV helicopters in service

;Georgian Air Force

flag|Ghana

;Ghana Air Force

flag|Guinea-Bissau

1 Mi-8T in service

flag|Hungary

23 Mil Mi-8/17 helicopters in service

;Hungarian Air Force

*86. "Szolnok" Helikopterezred
**Szállitóhelikopter Zászlóalj

flag|India

134 Mi-8s in service

;Indian Air Force

**AHQCS
*30 Wing
**117HU "Himalayan Dragons"
**152HU "Mighty Armours"
*23 Wing
**130HU "The Condors"
*39 Wing
**153HU "Daring Dragons"
*32 Wing
**107HU "Desert Hawks"
**119HU
*? Wing
**118HU det. "The Challenger"
**109HU "The Knights"
**122HU Flt "Flying Dolphins"
**112HU "Thoroughbreds"
*17 Wing
**105HU "Golden Eagles"

flag|Indonesia

10 Mi-17 was in order in 2006

;Indonesian Air Force

flag|Iraq

~30 Mi-17 in service

;Iraqi Air Force

*4th Transport Squadron

*1 SOF Aviation Brigade
**15 SOF Transport Squadron

flag|Iran

52 Mi-8/17s in service

;Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation

*Navy Helicopter Wing
**1 ASW sq

flag|Kazakhstan

flag|Kyrgyzstan

8 Mi-8s are in service of Iraq Air Force

flag|Laos

;Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force

*Helicopter Regiment
*Helicopter detachment
*Helicopter detachment
*Helicopter detachment
*Helicopter detachment

flag|Latvia

4 Mi-8/17MTV in service

;Latvian Air Force

*1 Aviacijas Eskadrila
**Helikopteru Posms

flag|Lithuania

9 Mi-8MTV in service

;Lithuanian Air Force

flag|Macedonia

6 in service

;Macedonian Air Force and Air Defense Force

*301 TRHCh

flag|Madagascar

flag|Montenegro

5 inoperable condition

flag|Malaysia

In service by Fire and Rescue Department

flag|Maldives

flag|Mali

flag|Mexico

flag|Moldova

8 in service

flag|Mongolia

flag|Mozambique

flag|Myanmar

12 in service

flag|Nepal

flag|Nicaragua

flag|North Korea

flag|Pakistan

flag|Papua New Guinea

flag|Peru

14 Mi-17s in service

flag|Poland

flag|Romania

flag|Russia

flag|Rwanda

(Mi-17MD)

flag|Saudi Arabia

flag|Serbia

15 Mi-8's and 2 Mi-17's in service

;Serbian Air Force and Air Defense

*204th Air Base
**138. MTAE
*98th Air Base
**119. MHE

flag|Sierra Leone

flag|Slovakia

flag|Somalia

flag|Soviet Union

*Soviet Air Force
*Soviet Army Aviation
*Soviet Naval Aviation
*USSR Border TroopsPassed on to successor states

flag|Sri Lanka

flag|Sudan

flag|Syria

flag|Tajikistan

flag|Turkey

78 in service with Police Service

flag|Turkmenistan

flag|Uganda

flag|Ukraine

Used by the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces, Ukrainian Air Force and Ukrainian Ground Forces

flag|Uzbekistan

flag|United States

Used by the 6th Special Operations Squadron for training

flag|Venezuela

flag|Vietnam

flag|Yemen

flag|Yugoslavia

Operated about 100 Mi-8T helicopters, passed on to successor states

;SFR Yugoslav Air Force

**138. Transport Aviation Brigade
***678. TRAE
***890. TRHE
*1st Corps of AF and AD
***SHO 1k
**97. Aviation Brigade
***790. TRHE
**107. Helicopter Regiment
***782. HE
*3rd Corps of AF and AD
***SHO 3k
**119. Aviation Brigade
***787. TRHE
*5th Corps of AF and AD
***SHO 5k
**111. Aviation Brigade
***780 TRHE

flag|Zambia

On October 15, 2006, India agreed to acquire 80 Mi-17 helicopters from Russia in a deal worth approximately US$662 million dollars. [ [http://mosnews.com/money/2006/10/16/indiacopters.shtml Mosnews.com ] ]

Civil operators

flag|Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Airlines (Mi-8T)

flag|Bulgaria

Balkan Bulgarian Airlines

flag|People's Republic of China

China Northern Airlines
Eastern General Aviation (Mi-17-1)

flag|Colombia

Vertical de AviacionHelistarHeliandesHelicol

flag|Cuba

Aerogaviota

flag|Estonia

Border Guard

flag|Germany

German Police

flag|India

Jagson Airlines

flag|Nepal

Shree Airlines

flag|New Zealand

Heli Harvest Ltd. (2x Mi-8MTV-1) based in Taupo

flag|Kenya

Used by the police for patrols acquired second hand in 2001

flag|Russia

AeroflotAerokuznetskAltay AirlinesBaltiiskie Avialinii
BarkolKazan Enterprise
Vladivostok Air

flag|Sierra Leone

Paramount Airlines
UTAir

flag|Slovakia

Air Transport Europe

flag|South Africa

UTAir S.A.

flag|South Korea

South Korea Police

flag|Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Airlines

flag|United States

Blackwater USA

flag|Vietnam

VASCO - Vietnam Air Services

References

Related content

* Mil Mi-8
* Mil Mi-17