Mil Mi-22 (1975)

The Mil Mi-22 (Cyrillic Миль Ми-22) is a helicopter that was developed for use as an airborne command post for the Soviet Army in the mid 1970s. In the early 1970s, Mil had built the Mi-6AYA or Mi-6VzPU as modifications of the basic Mi-6 transport helicopter for use in similar roles. The modifications from these earlier aircraft entered serial production under the designation Mi-22, which was reused from an unbuilt development of the Mi-2 from 1965. The Mi-22 was in service with the Soviet Air Force from the late 1970s, through the dissolution of the Soviet Union and then with the Russian Air Force until the early 2000s.