Mi-24V vs Mi-28N: how to tell them apart

Two military helicopters that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

Mi-24V

Military helicopter, Soviet Union. In service since 1976

What gives it away

Two separate bubble canopies, bulky troop cabin, drooping stub wings.

Used by

Russia, Ukraine, India and many others

Mi-28N

Military helicopter, Russia. In service since 2009

What gives it away

Tandem stepped cockpit with flat armoured glass, chin cannon, stub wings, five-blade main rotor.

Used by

Russia, Iraq, Algeria

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