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A Russian Air Force Mi-28. The Mi-28 is a new-generation attack helicopter that functions as an air-to-air and air-to-ground partner for the Mi-24 Hind and Ka-50 Hokum. The five-blade main rotor is mounted above the body midsection, short, wide, tapered, weapon-carrying wings are mounted to the rear of the body midsection.
The March on Rome (Italian: Marcia su Roma) was an organized mass demonstration in October 1922 which resulted in Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF) ascending to power in the Kingdom of Italy. In late October 1922, Fascist Party leaders planned a march on the capital.
The Berkuti were founded as a helicopter aerobatic team in 1992 and used first four, later six, Mil Mi-24 of different versions. The helicopters were painted in the usual camouflage colors, however, had at the height of the cockpit starting a lightning-shaped strip of over the whole length of the hull in the Russian national colors (White, Blue, Red).
In the early 1980s, while comparative tests of the V-80 (Ka-50 prototype) and the Mi-28 were being conducted, the Kamov design team came up with a proposal to develop a dedicated helicopter to conduct battlefield reconnaissance, provide target designation, support and coordinate group attack helicopter operations based on the Ka-60. However ...
The Mi-8 ‘Hip’ is the longtime workhorse multi-role transport helicopter of Russia’s forces, designed to carry heavier passenger loads than U.S. medium-lift helicopters. No longer much used ...
Mil Mi-40, 1983 - Projected armed transport version of Mi-28, unbuilt; Mil Mi-42, 1985 - Projected assault/transport NOTAR helicopter, unbuilt; Mil Mi-44, utility helicopter based on the Mi-34; in development; Mil Mi-46, 1992 - Projected passenger/cargo/flying crane helicopter; Mil Mi-52, projected four-seat light utility helicopter; Mil Mi-54 ...
26–28 October – March on Rome, led by Italo Balbo, Michele Bianchi, Emilio De Bono and Cesare Maria De Vecchi (Quadrumviri del Fascismo). Fascist blackshirts converge on Rome from various regions of Italy, occupying prefectures and railway stations. [11] Mussolini is in Milan, where he negotiates at a distance with the king and the government.
The Ukrainian armed forces have destroyed several of Russia’s fleet of Soviet-era Mi-8 attack helicopters during the course of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.