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Old August 26th, 2022, 04:53 AM
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Mil Mi-2 helicopters were traditionally build in Świdnik Polish Peoples Republic for whole Warsaw Pact and friendly States during cold war. So never were build in USSR factories. But after fall of Soviet Union new Ukrainian State which inherit some Mil construction Bureau blueprints starts to manufacture new modernised variant by Motor-Sich with new glass cockpit. So as for now Ukraine is only manufacturer of Mi-2 because Poland stops to build them quite long time ago and they aren't build in Russia.

Mi-2AM-1


Main difference which is possible to see is longer front nose and different engines than in older Mi-2

https://www.globalplanesearch.com/li...il-MI-2/263235

As you can see here there is now fundraiser to sponsor building this helicopter in Motorsich factory what my help also boost local econmy on Ukraine.
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/poland-fun...s-for-ukraine/


Before this new variant were build Mi-2MSB in Ukraine
Nose is like in older helicopters probably cockpit wasn't with glass technology but engine is like in this new variant



In 2015 25 were build in armed variant for Ukrainian army


here more photos of this armed variant
https://defence24.pl/sily-zbrojne/pr...glowca-mi-2msb

And here article from 2021 that they were delivered to navy
https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukrai...pers-1796.html


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