Can't wait to hear that Boko bigots are all killed by this ugly and hungry to kill looking of an copter...

Dem been dey chop the money meant for these kinds of military hardware. Despite the huge budget on defence annually. Atleast there is a positive side to Boko Haram insurgency. The monies are used properly. But wait o! Dem go fit maintain am??

atlwireles: Boko haram supporters will be having bad days for years to come.

ya!bad news for el rufai nd apc

kmariko: Mi-35 Vs Mi-28

entered service 2010(m35) 2006(m28)


Max. Speed 310(M35) 320 (M28)
range 435(M35) 460(M28)
Max weight at take off 11.5t (M35) 11.5t(M28)
ferry range 1000km(M35)

countries venezuela, Brazil (M35) kenya algeria(M28)

iterator25: ode, you don't supply aircraft to your clients without testing

Well, since the both of you are stark illiterates, like majority of Nigerians, and reading and comprehension problems are obviously the bane of the people in that country, I'll break it down for you lot.

Mi-35 (whatever variant it's) is the export version of the Russian Mi-24, which is actually the first hind ground attack helicopter Russia ever built. And it was introduced in to service in the 1970s.

Mi-24 HIND
Mi-25 HIND D
Mi-35 HIND E
The Mi-24, the first helicopter to enter service with the Russian Air Force as an assault transport and gunship, was developed on the basis of the Mi-8's propulsion system. Additional missions include direct air support, antitank, armed escort, and air to air combat. The helicopter was used extensively in the Afghanistan War, becoming the "signature" weapon of the conflict.

VARIANTS
Nearly all of the older HIND A, B and C variants have been upgraded or modified to the HIND D or E standard.

Mi-24D/HIND D: Direct air support.
Mi-24V/HIND E: Direct air support. Most proliferated version.
Mi-24P/HIND F: Direct air support. The fixed twin gun cut the turret profile, and empty weight to 8,200 kg, while boosting maximum gross weight to 12,000 kg.
Mi-24R/HIND G-1: NBC sampling. It has mechanisms to obtain soil and air samples, filter air, and place marker flares.
Mi-24K/HIND G-2: Photo-recon, and artillery spotting. Has a camera in cabin, gun, rocket pods, but no targeting system.
Mi-25: Export version of the HIND D.
Mi-35: Export version of the HIND E. The Mi-35M has a twin barrel 23-mm gun.
Mi-35P: Export version of the HIND F.

Specifications
Country of Origin Russia
Builder MIL
Date of Introduction 1976 (HIND D)

http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/mi-24.htm

and

Mi-35M
General Information

Upgraded Mi-24 – Mi-35M helicopter – multipurpose military transport helicopter for combat missions on day-and-night basis in adverse weather conditions. It is intended for destruction of enemy armored vehicles, supporting fire for ground units, landing of troops, evacuation of wounded, as well as cargo transportation in cargo cabin and on external sling. Mi-35M is to the maximum proximate to the new generation helicopters. Long-term operational experience is combined in this aircraft with the latest achievements and developments in helicopter industry.

http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/en/helicopters/military/mi-35m.html

^^^With the above, anyone who can read should be able to decipher that the Mi-35 isn't a new generation helicopter.

However, Mi-28 is the newest attack helicopter in the Russian inventory, comparable and might even be more effective and cheaper than the American Apache.

And it was built to replace the Mi-24/Mi-35(which is the export variant of Mi-24).

Thank me later, illiterates.

When will the pilots be trained to expertly maneuver the chopper?
One hope for now they start with night missions to completely be invisible to the Boko haram fighters and spotters until such a time when it is comfortable to conduct daylight missions as pilots master their machines

cjrane: When will the pilots be trained to expertly maneuver the chopper?
One hope for now they start with night missions to completely be invisible to the Boko haram fighters and spotters until such a time when it is comfortable to conduct daylight missions as pilots master their machines

I think our pilots have been training in either Ukraine or Belarus for sometime now

NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIMASA SHOWCASE THE FIRST OF SEVEN INCOMING ISR PLANES; GEARED TOWARDS CHECKING THE ACTIVITIES OF PIRATES AND ILLEGAL BUNKERERS IN THE MARITIME DOMAIN

Variants..
a form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard.

Meaning that the Avionics of the M.35 a newer "variant" which entered operation in 2010 must be different. The relationship might be merely the form but the function and capacity is different.

The Boeing 777 that entered service in 1979 has many variants that are among the most modern long hauls today ...does mean that its technology is still 1979.

[size=15pt]1st Mission: Fly in at night and take out all Boko Haram heavy weapons such as tanks, anti-aircraft guns mounted on pickup trucks

2nd Mission: Begin to relentlessly hunt Boko Haram terrorists at night when they expect to be relaxing and using the captured women as s.ex slaves. Let them stay busy every night trying to evade the choppers than molesting captured girls.[/size]

Now, you're shifting goal post. I thought you said it's a new helicopter that was introduced into service in 2005, and far newer and more effective than Mi-28, no? - laughable. See the problem with stark illiterates is that: they always look to shift the goalpost whenever the ignorant tripe they're spewing everywhere are exposed.

No sane person will ever compare Mi-35 to Mi-28 havoc...Mi-28 is like the most lethal attack helicopter out there. Heck, the Mi-35 has been phased in a lot of countries because it's not suitable to modern warfare, and it can be shot down easily with manpads. The Ukraine rebels have already shot down more than 20 Mi-35s in the last 3-4 months.

When I talk about military hardware, shut ya pie-hole and listen next time. Nigeria has more than 10 Mi-35s, what happened to those ones? And why can't they buy the more effective ones, Mi-28, rather than go back to an aircraft the country already has? Yet they keep spewing nonsense about modernising an obsolete military that isn't even top-10 in Africa, in terms of effectiveness. So much for the giant of Africa.

Anyway, I won't be surprised if they were to replace the obsolete alpha jets, with more obsolete alpha jets. Ditto the rubbish Chengdu J-7, the flying coffin they've got. Utterly corrupt souls. Other countries in Africa have left you lot behind.

The elucidation is to use your point of view to show that variation does not mean old.... At the same time mi.35 as far as am concerned is much newer than the mi.28 in terms of when they entered service irrespective of whether they are direct descendants of Sikorsky.

Again comparing modern aircraft goes beyond form... the last few posts showed a little comparison between the two.

Question is from military perspective as concerns the country which is much more suitable considering other factors.

thanks and be well

Why is the DHQ still buying Mi35?

Kenya has Mi-28 and we are still using the old version

I fear for this country always celebrating mediocrity , why celebrate an attack copter we already have in service , those things are sitting ducks for shoulder fired ground to air ordance and even the anti aircraft guns I see boko mounting on toyoyta trucks ..

And they'll write 'state of the art' even if its an old WW2 frigate given to the NN by the US.
As at 2002 i saw this same model at the airforce base in Kaduna
Is someone deliberately shortchanging this country by purchasing outdated military hardwares and passing it off as 'State of the art'

The boko haram supporters will never stop complaining. Please go and use your shoulder fired ground to air ordance on it. None of your body parts will be found for burial after impact.

GO ARMY GO ARMY GO.

Missy89: Why is the DHQ still buying Mi35?

Kenya has Mi-28 and we are still using the old version

has that stopped terrorists from ravaging the country?

has that made their economy better and bigger than our own.

you lots will never stop complaining

shymmmex: Now, you're shifting goal post. I thought you said it's a new helicopter that was introduced into service in 2005, and far newer and more effective than Mi-28, no? - laughable. See the problem with stark illiterates is that: they always look to shift the goalpost whenever the ignorant tripe they're spewing everywhere are exposed.

No sane person will ever compare Mi-35 to Mi-28 havoc...Mi-28 is like the most lethal attack helicopter out there. Heck, the Mi-35 has been phased in a lot of countries because it's not suitable to modern warfare, and it can be shot down easily with manpads. The Ukraine rebels have already shot down more than 20 Mi-35s in the last 3-4 months.

When I talk about military hardware, shut ya pie-hole and listen next time. Nigeria has more than 10 Mi-35s, what happened to those ones? And why can't they buy the more effective ones, Mi-28, rather than go back to an aircraft the country already has? Yet they keep spewing nonsense about modernising an obsolete military that isn't even top-10 in Africa, in terms of effectiveness. So much for the giant of Africa.

Anyway, I won't be surprised if they were to replace the obsolete alpha jets, with more obsolete alpha jets. Ditto the rubbish Chengdu J-7, the flying coffin they've got. Utterly corrupt souls. Other countries in Africa have left you lot behind.

you have a very bad upbringing hence your inability a make a reasonable comment without abusing others.

you are probably one of those kids that were raised by bullies or wicked guardians, get a life pls or is this what hustling on the streets of europe has done to you

impressive, Highly impressive

aguiyi:

you have a very bad upbringing hence your inability a make a reasonable comment without abusing others.

you are probably one of those kids that were raised by bullies or wicked guardians, get a life pls or is this what hustling on the streets of europe has done to you

Nah, you pops has a very bad upbringing. And can't you post your ignorant comment without quoting me?

I posted my comment without abusing nor quoting anyone. But the first guy that quoted me insulted me -so what do you expect me to do, plonker? Hug him after the unwarranted attack?

I bet you won't see the first person to attack, but will harp on my reply, like the inbred stark illiterate that you're. Fvck off, phaggot!

And tell ya pops to go back to his dead pops for proper upbringing, you son of a slutty crippled village scum!

shymmmex:

Nah, you pops has a very bad upbringing. And can't you post your ignorant comment without quoting me?

I posted my comment without abusing nor quoting anyone. But the first guy that quoted me insulted me -so what do you expect me to do, plonker? Hug him after the unwarranted attack?

I bet you won't see the first person to attack, but will harp on my reply, like the inbred stark illiterate that you're. Fvck off, phaggot!

And tell ya pops to go back to his dead pops for proper upbringing, you son of a slutty crippled village scum!

a fool always think himself wise and even wiser than the wise.

your post history on nairaland says it all. learn to be civil and stop writing all this jargon , it makes you look like a person struggling to be heard .

aguiyi:
a fool always think himself wise and even wiser than the wise.

your post history on nairaland says it all. learn to be civil and stop writing all this jargon , it makes you look like a person struggling to be heard .

You honestly think everyone have speech impediment like your pops, hence his reason for struggling to be heard? And perhaps his hereditary acute glaucoma and impaired vision, he transferred to you, hence your reason for always ignoring the fact that I always respond to vicious attacks, and seldom quote people and attack them first?

Keep stalking me and following my post history everywhere, you hunger induced anorexic jobless scrounger. If I were you, I'll go get a job and get money to feed myself, rather than stay stuck in perpetual hunger and being half-dead, watching what the next man is doing in cyberspace.

Now, run along and go get something to eat, phaggot! And don't quote me back - I've got a nice job and I need to get back to work.

shymmmex:

You honestly think everyone have speech impediment like your pops, hence his reason for struggling to be heard? And perhaps his hereditary acute glaucoma and impaired vision, he transferred to you, hence your reason for always ignoring the fact that I always respond to vicious attacks, and seldom quote people and attack them first?

Keep stalking me and following my post history everywhere, you hunger induced anorexic jobless scrounger. If I were you, I'll go get a job and get money to feed myself, rather than stay stuck in perpetual hunger and being half-dead, watching what the next man is doing in cyberspace.

Now, run along and go get something to eat, phaggot! And don't quote me back - I've got a nice job and I need to get back to work.

muppet, i have not asked you whether you have a job or not. stop struggling to be heard. your ambiguous write up and unending insults is really portraying you like a person that was bullied as a child.

such people are always insulting
they always rude
they are quick to insult and abuse others
they always want to be heard because they were not given that opportunity as a child.

or are you suffering from paranoia because you are exhibiting the trait already .

learn to be civil

aguiyi:
Muppet, i have not asked you whether you have a job or not. stop struggling to be heard. your ambiguous write up and unending insults is really portraying you like a person that was bullied as a child.

such people are always insulting
they always rude
they are quick to insult and abuse others
they always want to be heard because they were not given that opportunity as a child.

or are you suffering from paranoia because you are exhibiting the trait already .

learn to be civil

Primitive git, you're the one who's struggling to be heard, like your pops with speech impediment. You quoted my post spouting nonsense - and I've never posted to you. I also never knew you existed. Evidently, you're stuck on seeking my attention - can you fvck off now, and go find something you eat before you die, you dirty scum?

Nah, I'm smacking disrespectful and illiterate plonkers, with the medieval mentality. A mentality I abhor because of its primitiveness. This is the 21st century - and smacking a primitive illiterate is accepted.

Last post to you, phaggot. No time for inconsequential time wasters stuck in a village with primeval mentality.

atlwireles: COUNTERINSURGENCY PROCUREMENT: FEDERAL GOVT OF NIGERIA PLACE ORDER FOR 40 ATTACK AND TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS FROM RUSSIA, UNITED STATES; DELIVERIES SET TO COMMENCE AS EARLY AS AUGUST 2014

https://beegeagle.files./2012/04/naf-mi-24-hind.jpg

Why are you showing us 2012 news? I saw that second picture in 2012 for the first time so I guess Nigeria already has Mi-35 choppers.

shymmmex:

Primitive git, you're the one who's struggling to be heard, like your pops with speech impediment. You quoted my post spouting nonsense - and I've never posted to you. I also never knew you existed. Evidently, you're stuck on seeking my attention - can you fvck off now, and go find something you eat before you die, you dirty scum?

Nah, I'm smacking disrespectful and illiterate plonkers, with the medieval mentality. A mentality I abhor because of its primitiveness. This is the 21st century - and smacking a primitive illiterate is accepted.

Last post to you, phaggot. No time for inconsequential time wasters stuck in a village with primeval mentality.

mugu.

Frankenstein: [/b] Why are you showing us 2012 news? I saw that second picture in 2012 for the first time so I guess Nigeria already has Mi-35 choppers.

Yeah we have them in service already , infact 2 were burnt down by boko haram during their brazen attack on the maidugri airport

manck2: if boko haram capture one of the Helicopters, they will kill all of you

are u by any chance related to Ali modu sheriff, if u are, tell him u people time is up.

Missy89: Why is the DHQ still buying Mi35?

Kenya has Mi-28 and we are still using the old version

If Gabon likes let it have Apache! We are happy about our MI 35. I hope the pilots to fly them are dedicated and well trained so that they won't just waste their ordinance or worse still, fly the bird and land it where BH can capture it!
The issue here is not the model, it is about having the right tool to get the job done. If Nigeria needs to bomb people well camouflaged and defended at a mountain, you need aircrafts to get to them not tanks and AK 47s.

Apart from providing useful air support for our soldiers pinned down by BH, from the crazy use of jets that drop their bombs 3 km away from where they are needed because of poor tageting instruments on our Alpha jets. Acquiring these helicopters will enable NA to take the fight to BH at a place and time of its choice. Than to always wait for a typical ineffective fire brigade approach each time BH takes a town like Bama or Gwoza. BH should not dictate where and how NA should fight.

Nigerians know how to boobo!
Where are the picshures of Kenyan Mi-28 and Apache?
Bloody liars!

aguiyi:

has that stopped terrorists from ravaging the country?

has that made their economy better and bigger than our own.

you lots will never stop complaining

Yes, the terror activities here have dissipated and the economy performing well. No rebels are capturing territories in Kenya to create a 'caliphate' like in Naija, while the soldiers flee for their lives on foot, abandoning their vehicles and weapons. Kenya is in numerous ways wayy wayy better than Naija, your big economy means nothing. Duh duh uh