Zvezda 7270, MIL MI-26 Soviet Helicopter
With the advent of this helicopter at the beginning of the 1970ies, the army obtained the perfect transport vehicle for fast troop deployment. The Mi-26 was used by Russian air force during the fi rst and second Chechnya wars. The total number produced was 276 helicopters. Mi-26s were adopted by the air forces of CIS countries, India, Malaysia, Peru, South Korea and it is used as a civil helicopter in various countries.