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The following nations currently operate (or formerly owned) Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters in civil or military roles:

Military operators

Afghanistan

• Afghan Air Force

Algeria

• Algerian Air Force

Angola

• National Air Force of Angola

Armenia

• Armenian Air Force

Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan Air Force

Bangladesh

• Bangladesh Air Force
• Bangladesh Army

Belarus

• Belarus Air Force

Bhutan

• Royal Bhutan Army

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

• Bulgarian Air Force

Burkina Faso

• Burkina Faso Air Force

Cambodia

• Royal Cambodian Air Force

Cameroon

• Cameroon Air Force

Chad

• Chad Air Force

China

• People's Liberation Army Air Force
• People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation
• People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force

Colombia

• Colombian National Army Aviation
• Colombian Navy

Republic of the Congo

• Congolese Air Force

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Congo Democratic Air Force

Croatia

• Croatian Air Force

Cuba

• Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force

Czech Republic

• Czech Air Force

Djibouti

• Djibouti Air Force

Ecuador

• Ecuadorian Army Aviation

Egypt

• Egyptian Air Force

Equatorial Guinea

• Equatorial Guinea Air Force

Eritrea

• Eritrean Air Force

Ethiopia

• Ethiopian Air Force

Georgia

• Georgian Air Force
• Abkhazian Air Force

Ghana

• Ghana Air Force

Guinea

• Guinea Air Force

Hungary

• Hungarian Air Force

India

• Indian Air Force

Indonesia

• Indonesian Army

Iran

• Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force

Iraq

• Iraqi Air Force
• Iraqi Army Aviation

Ivory Coast

• Ivory Coast Air Force

Kazakhstan

• Kazakh Air Defense Forces

Kenya

• Kenya Air Force

Kyrgyzstan

• Kyrgyz Air Force

Laos

• Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force

Libya

• Libyan Air Force
• Libyan National Army

Lithuania

• Lithuanian Air Force

Mali

• Malian Air Force

Mexico

• Mexican Air Force
• Mexican Naval Aviation

Moldova

• Moldovan Air Force
• Transnistria Air Force

Mongolia

• Mongolian Air Force

Mozambique

• Mozambique Air Force

Myanmar

• Myanmar Air Force
• United Wa State Army

Namibia

• Namibian Air Force

Nepal

• Nepalese Army Air Service

Nicaragua

• Nicaraguan Air Force

Niger

• Niger Air Force

Nigeria

• Nigerian Air Force

North Korea

• Korean People's Army Air Force

North Macedonia

• North Macedonia Air Force

Pakistan

• Pakistan Air Force
• Pakistan Army

Peru

• Peruvian Air Force
• Peruvian Army
• Peruvian Navy

Poland

• Polish Air Force
• Polish Land Forces

Russia

• Russian Air Force
• Russian Naval Aviation

Rwanda

• Rwandan Defence Forces

Senegal

• Senegalese Air Force

Serbia

• Serbian Air Force and Air Defense

Sierra Leone

• Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

Slovakia

• Slovak Air Force

South Sudan

• South Sudan Air Force

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Air Force

Sudan

• Sudanese Air Force

Syria

• Syrian Air Force

Tajikistan

• Tajik Air Force

Thailand

• Royal Thai Army

Togo

• Togolese Air Force

Turkmenistan

• Turkmen Air Force

Uganda

• Ugandan Air Force

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Air Force
  • 15th Transport Aviation Brigade
  • 25th Transport Aviation Brigade
  • 456th Transport Aviation Brigade
• Ukrainian Army Aviation
  • 11th Army Aviation Brigade
  • 12th Army Aviation Brigade
  • 16th Army Aviation Brigade
  • 18th Army Aviation Brigade
• Ukrainian Naval Aviation
  • 10th Naval Aviation Brigade

United States

• United States Air Force
• United States Army

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces

Venezuela

• Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela
• Bolivarian Army of Venezuela
• Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela

Vietnam

• Vietnam People's Air Force

Yemen

• Houthi movement

Zambia

• Zambia Air Force

Zimbabwe

• Air Force of Zimbabwe

Para-military, law enforcement and other government operators

Bangladesh

• Border Guard Bangladesh

Equatorial Guinea

• Government of Equatorial Guinea

Georgia

• Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia

Indonesia

• National Disaster Management Authority

North Macedonia

• Ministry of Internal Affairs

Malaysia

• Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department

Pakistan

• Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Poland

• Polish Police

Romania

• Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania) 3 MI 17 and 2 MI-8

Russia

• Border Service of Russia
• Internal Troops of Russia

Republic of Korea

• National Police Agency (South Korea)

Turkey

• Turkish Gendarmerie

Turkmenistan

• Ministry of Health

Ukraine

• National Guard of Ukraine

Civil operators

Cuba

• Aerogaviota

India

• Pawan Hans Helicopters

Mongolia

• Mongolian Airlines

Nepal

• Shree Airlines

North Korea

• Air Koryo

Russia

• Altai Airlines

• Barkol Aviation
• Kazan Air Enterprise
• UTAir
• Vladivostok Air
• Aeroflot Airline

Slovakia

• Air Transport Europe

Turkmenistan

• Turkmenistan Airlines

United States

• Vertol Systems

Vietnam

• Vietnam Helicopter Corporation
  • Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company
  • Central Vietnam Helicopter Company
  • Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company

Former operators

Argentina

• Argentine Air Force

Artsakh

• Artsakh Defence Army

Canada

• Royal Canadian Air Force
  • 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron operated four leased Russian Mil Mi-17-V5 designated as CH-178. Helicopters had assigned serial numbers 178404-178407.

Costa Rica

• Air Vigilance Service: Received a Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) donated by Nicaragua, but its operational status is doubtful due to lack of spare parts.

Czechoslovakia

• Czechoslovakian Air Force

East Germany

• East German Air Force
• East German Navy

Finland

• Finnish Army
• Finnish Border Guard

Georgia

• Georgian Land Forces

Germany

• German Air Force
• German Navy

Guinea-Bissau

• Military of Guinea-Bissau

Japan

• Aum Shinrikyo(Cult)
  • Serial No. 4K-15214. Imported from Azerbaijan in 1994 to spray chemical agents, but not given licenses and flown in Japan. In 2001, exported to Djibouti as J2-MAW.

Laos

• Lao Airlines

Latvia

• Latvian Air Force

Madagascar

• Malagasy Air Force

Poland

• Polish Navy

North Yemen

• Yemen Arab Republic Air Force

Romania

• Romanian Air Force

Serbia and Montenegro

• Serbia and Montenegro Air Force

South Yemen

• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Air Force

Soviet Union

• Soviet Air Force
• Soviet Army Aviation
• Soviet Naval Aviation
• Aeroflot

Republika Srpska

• Srpska Air Force

Somalia

• Somali Air Corps

FR Yugoslavia

• Yugoslav Air Force
• Yugoslav Navy

United Kingdom

• Empire Test Pilots' School

Yemen

• Yemen Air Force

See also

• Mil Mi-8
• Mil Mi-17

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