The prototype, armed with the complex, is undergoing factory tests, the interlocutor of TASS noted
MOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. The upgraded anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) "Whirlwind-1"will be part of the armament of the Mi-28N attack helicopter ("Night Hunter") produced by the Rostov plant" Rostvertol "(as part of the Russian Helicopters holding). This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
"The Vikhr-1 anti-tank guided air missiles are adapted for use on the Mi-28N combat helicopter. Its prototype, armed with a complex of guided weapons "Whirlwind-M", is undergoing factory tests, " the agency interlocutor said.
He clarified that the complex includes a 9A4172K "Whirlwind-1" missile with an automatic laser guidance system and a firing range of up to 10 thousand meters. TASS does not have an official confirmation of this information.
In March 2021, the Vortex missiles with improved characteristics successfully passed flight tests from the Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopter. During the tests conducted by the Kalashnikov Group of companies together with the Russian Aerospace Forces, 22 missile launches were made.
The Mi-28N helicopter was adopted by the Air Force on October 15, 2009 (since 2015 - as part of the VKS). It has been mass-produced since 2006 at the Rostvertol plant, more than 100 copies of various modifications have been produced.
The Mi-28N is armed with an anti-tank guided missile "Ataka-V". The guided missile " Whirlwind-1 "was first presented at the International Military-Technical Forum"Army-2020". It is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 10 km, the speed is more than 600 m / s. The tandem cumulative-warhead of the missile penetrates 750 mm of homogeneous armor behind dynamic protection.
