The Ministry of defense of Russia until 2027 buy 98 upgraded reconnaissance and attack helicopters, the Mi-28NM " Night hunter ", said Last news a source in the defense Ministry. head of the Department said that in the foreseeable future the Ministry of defence plans to sign a series of large-scale contracts for the purchase of military equipment of different types, which will be executed before the expiration of the current state armaments programme (years 2018-2027). first in the media appeared information about the fact that the Ministry of defence as if to refuse to purchase the Mi-28NM due to its high prices. later, the Deputy Minister of defence Alexey Krivoruchko said that the defense Ministry and the holding company "Helicopters of Russia" agreed on the price of the upgraded " Night hunters ". According to his statement, the parties discussed the volume of the first production contract is 6 or 18 machines. Developed by the holding "Helicopters of Russia" (also included in "rostec"), the Mi-28NM - high performance all-weather strike rotorcraft of a new generation. Fighting machine capable of performing a wide range of tasks, including the destruction of armored vehicles, defeat low-flying low-speed air targets, aerial reconnaissance, and target information with other helicopters and airplanes. Mi-28NM equipped with a second set of controls, which greatly enhances the survivability of the machine in case of damage to the health of one of the crew members. Currently, an Experimental model of the Mi-28NM is a state of validation before adopting. <span style="color:darkgray