Mil Mi-17

Mi-17 / Mi-8M
An Mil-17 with the Russian Aerospace Forces
Role	Utility, transport, armed capable helicopter Type of aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union/Russia
Design group	Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Built by	Kazan Helicopter Plant Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
First flight	1975
Introduction	1977 (Mi-8MT), 1981 (Mi-17)
Status	In service
Primary users	Russia Approx. 60 other countries
Produced	1977–present
Number built	Approx. 12,000 as of 2007[citation needed]
Developed from	Mil Mi-8

The Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Soviet-designed Russian military helicopter family introduced in 1975 (Mi-8M), continuing in production as of 2021^[update] at two factories, in Kazan and Ulan-Ude. It is known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service. The helicopter is mostly used as a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter, as well as an armed gunship version.