Rostvertol brought a Mi-35M with a night-flying capability to the show, illustrating the progress it has made on its extensive modification of the long-serving Hind variant. Equipped with the main rotor and X-like tail rotor developed for the Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter, the vehicle is set to fly for the first time within months. Other changes include an upgraded cockpit with two Russian Avionics-developed IV-86-2 colour liquid-crystal displays in the rear and one in the forward position. An OPS-24 gyrostabilised platform is installed under the nose housing laser rangefinder, thermal imager, low-level TV and other sensors.
Source: Flight International