Mi-28NM to enter service as early as 2017 Posted on August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 by alert5 Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces Viktor Bondarev disclosed that the new Mi-28NM attack helicopter could enter service as early as late 2017 or 2018. The new rotor-craft has more firepower and is easier to fly, he added. Related posts (Automatically Generated): PAK-FA will now enter service in 2017 Russia to start work on replacing MiG-31 in 2017 Pentagon annual report on China 2014 Russian Defense Ministry plans to buy more than 30 MiG-35s PAK-FA will be tested at war games next year Swifts and Russian Knights will receive new Su-30SMs, Su-35Cs