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The first expression of this concept was a mock-up unveiled in 1966 in the experimental shop of the Ministry of Aircraft's factory number 329, where Mil was head designer. Development ĭuring the early 1960s, it became apparent to Soviet designer Mikhail Mil that the trend towards ever-increasing battlefield mobility would result in the creation of flying infantry fighting vehicles, which could be used to perform both fire support and infantry transport missions. More common unofficial nicknames were 'Galina' (or 'Galya'), 'Crocodile' (Russian: Крокодил, romanized: Krokodil), due to the helicopter's camouflage scheme, and 'Drinking Glass' (Russian: Стакан, romanized: Stakan), because of the flat glass plates that surround earlier Mi-24 variants' cockpits. Soviet pilots called the Mi-24 the 'flying tank' (Russian: летающий танк, romanized: letayushchiy tank), a term used historically with the famous World War II Soviet Il-2 Shturmovik armored ground attack aircraft. In NATO circles, the export versions, Mi-25 and Mi-35, are denoted with a letter suffix as 'Hind D' and 'Hind E'.

The helicopter is currently in use by 58 countries. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and was introduced by the Soviet Air Force in 1972. The Mil Mi-24 ( Russian: Миль Ми-24 NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers.

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