Helicopter Units Sub-Echelon
The helicopter sub-echelon commander is Major Miroslav Matić.
Mi-35/35
The HB-47M/HB-47P aircraft (Mi-35M/35P) is a multipurpose combat and transport helicopter equipped with advanced attack-navigation systems for operations day and night, in all weather conditions. The HB-47M/HB-47P is designed to provide aerial fire support to ground forces, as well as to transport various cargo, special forces, and wounded personnel. In its primary combat role, it is used for destroying tanks, armored vehicles, and low-speed aerial targets (unmanned aerial vehicles, combat and transport helicopters, transport aircraft).
The aircraft is equipped with weapon systems capable of engaging targets on land, water, and in the air, under both day and night conditions. The targeting system features television and thermal imaging cameras. Armament includes a movable turret-mounted GSh-23 23 mm cannon (Mi-35M) with 450 rounds, or a GSh-30K cannon (Mi-35P) with 250 rounds. It is armed with anti-armor guided missiles and unguided rockets. The helicopter can transport up to eight fully equipped soldiers.
The helicopter can be armed with 8 guided missiles and up to 80 unguided rockets. The maximum speed of the aircraft is 305 km/h, with a service ceiling of 5,400 meters and a maximum range of 460 km.
Mi-17
The HT-49 aircraft (Mi-17) is a medium transport helicopter designed for tactical air transport of personnel and cargo, helicopter assault deployment, and fire support. The tactical radius of the aircraft is 270 km, with a range of 700 km. The maximum speed of the aircraft is 250 km/h.
It can be armed with 4 launchers B-8 A-20, each with 20 NR3 S-8 KOM/KO unguided missiles, and 4 containers for 23 mm GŠ-23 L autocannons. The payload capacity inside the fuselage is up to 4,000 kg, with an external sling load capacity of up to 4,000 kg. The firefighting bucket capacity is up to 3,500 litres. The helicopter can transport 24 soldiers, 36 passengers, 12 stretcher-bound patients with two medical attendants. Flight endurance is 3 hours.
H-145
The H-145 aircraft (H-50) is a light multipurpose transport-combat helicopter and is considered one of the most modern in its class. The H-145 is a light military multipurpose helicopter capable of performing a wide range of tasks to support assigned missions, such as special operations, transport, search and rescue (SAR) over sea and land in both day and night conditions. The H-145 is characterized by low operational costs and high reliability.The aircraft’s speed is 266 km/h, with a range of 600 km and a service ceiling of 6,000 meters. Its tactical radius is 200 km. In its combat variant, the H-145 is armed with unguided rocket pods, rockets, and 7.62 mm and 12.7 mm machine guns. The SAR variant is equipped with a TRAKKA A800 forward-looking infrared (FLIR) system for search operations.
GAMA
The HN 42/45 aircraft (GAMA) is a light multipurpose anti-armor helicopter designed for the destruction of armored combat vehicles, fortified positions, providing aerial fire support, transportation of personnel and cargo, rescue missions, evacuations, as well as counter-guerrilla and counter-terrorism operations.
The aircraft is equipped with an attack navigation system and an optoelectronic targeting and observation system for flight and target detection both day and night. The maximum speed of the aircraft is 270 km/h, with a maximum range of 670 km. It is armed with anti-armor guided missiles for engaging ground targets and anti-aircraft missiles for engaging aerial targets. The helicopter has a flight endurance of 3 hours.
Gazelle
The Ho 42/45 aircraft (Gazelle) is a light multipurpose helicopter intended for pilot training, communication maintenance, light transport of personnel and materials, reconnaissance and battlefield observation, and rescue operations.The maximum speed of the aircraft is 310 km/h, with a maximum range of 600 km. The helicopter has a payload capacity of up to 700 kg (externally carried), depending on the helicopter’s load, and can transport 4 passengers plus a pilot in the right seat, or alternatively one stretcher-bound casualty and one medical attendant. The flight endurance is 2.5 hours.
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