Manufacturer catalog

Rostvertol

Rostvertol is a Russian helicopter production plant in Rostov-on-Don and part of the Russian Helicopters industrial group. Its catalog relevance comes from serial production of Mil-family combat and heavy-lift helicopters, including Mi-24/Mi-35 and Mi-28 variants represented in the weapons catalog.

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Rostvertol grew out of the Soviet-era Rostov helicopter production base and remains one of the main production facilities in the Russian Helicopters holding. Russian Helicopters lists the plant for Mi-26-series commercial and military helicopters, Mi-35M attack helicopters, and Mi-28NE Night Hunter military models.

For this catalog, Rostvertol is treated as a production builder rather than the design bureau. Mil-family helicopters in the catalog are normally associated with Mil design work and Rostvertol series production, so the builder page links systems where the manufacturer facet includes Rostvertol.

Attack helicoptersHeavy-lift helicoptersMil-family helicopter productionHelicopter repair and modernization

Notable Systems

Mi-24/Mi-35, Attack helicopter and armed assault transport, Aircraft & UAVs

Mi-24/Mi-35

Attack helicopter and armed assault transport

Mil-designed attack and combat-transport helicopter family; Russian Helicopters and public sanctions records identify Rostvertol with Mi-35M and Mi-24/Mi-35 production.

Sources: Russian Helicopters: Rostvertol, War & Sanctions: Rostvertol
Mi-28, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

Mi-28

Attack helicopter

Night Hunter attack helicopter family; Russian Helicopters lists Rostvertol production of the Mi-28NE military model.

Sources: Russian Helicopters: Rostvertol, Russian Helicopters Annual Report 2015

Mi-26

Heavy-lift helicopter family produced at Rostvertol and repeatedly identified by Russian Helicopters as part of the plant's production portfolio.

Sources: Russian Helicopters: Rostvertol, Russian Helicopters Annual Report 2015

Manufacturer History

  1. Rostov helicopter production base founded

    Reference and company-history sources trace Rostvertol's origins to 1939, before its later specialization in Mil-designed helicopters.

    Sources: Encyclopedia.com: Rostvertol plc

  2. Mil helicopter production role begins

    Industry reference sources describe Rostvertol as producing helicopters designed by the Mil design bureau from the mid-1950s.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity.org: Rostvertol

  3. Russian Helicopters reports Rostvertol as a PAO subsidiary

    Russian Helicopters' 2015 annual report listed PAO Rostvertol in Rostov-on-Don as a helicopter producer for Mi-24, Mi-26, Mi-28, and Mi-35 types.

    Sources: Russian Helicopters Annual Report 2015

  4. Entity List aliases and address published

    The U.S. Federal Register identified Public Joint Stock Company Rostvertol, listed alternate names, and gave the Rostov-on-Don address used for this profile.

    Sources: Federal Register: Addition of Entities to the Entity List

Website links
Russian Helicopters profileRussian Helicopters holding overviewFederal Register Entity List notice

Rostvertol is a Russian state-linked defense manufacturer and appears in sanctions records under several legal names and transliterations. This profile uses official Russian Helicopters pages for production role, government notices for aliases/address and sanctions context, and avoids conflict-use claims that belong in weapon entries.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Russian Helicopters: RostvertolPublisher: Russian Helicopters | Note: Official holding-company profile naming Rostvertol and listing Mi-26-series, Mi-35M, and Mi-28NE Night Hunter production. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Russian Helicopters: About the Holding CompanyPublisher: Russian Helicopters | Note: Official overview identifying Russian Helicopters as part of Rostec and listing Rostvertol among key production facilities. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Russian Helicopters Annual Report 2015Publisher: Moscow Exchange / Russian Helicopters | Note: Annual report table lists PAO Rostvertol in Rostov-on-Don as a producer of Mi-24, Mi-26, Mi-28, and Mi-35 helicopters. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Federal Register: Addition of Entities to the Entity ListPublisher: Federal Register | Note: U.S. government notice lists Public Joint Stock Company Rostvertol, aliases including PJSC Rostvertol and Rosvertol, and the 5 Novatorov Street address. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • War & Sanctions: RostvertolPublisher: Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine | Note: Government sanctions profile describes Rostvertol as a full-cycle helicopter manufacturing plant within Russian Helicopters and Rostec, with Mi-26, Mi-35M, and Mi-28N products. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • GlobalSecurity.org: RostvertolPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Reference profile used for legacy names and historical context about Rostvertol's Mil-design production role. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Encyclopedia.com: Rostvertol plcPublisher: Encyclopedia.com | Note: Reference profile used for founding-era and company-history context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Rostvertol Helicopter Plant.jpegPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance source for the Rostvertol plant photograph; Commons identifies the file as Kremlin.ru media licensed under Creative Commons Attribution terms. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Mi-28, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreMi-28Attack helicopterBuilt in: RussiaThe Mi-28 Havoc is a Russian two-seat attack helicopter developed for anti-armor, close air support, and armed reconnaissance missions. Modern Mi-28N/NM-family aircraft combine armored tandem cockpits, a 30 mm chin cannon, guided missiles, rockets, and day/night sensors; Russian and Iraqi operators have used the family in Ukraine, Syria, and anti-ISIS operations, where low-altitude helicopter tactics have faced dense air-defense and drone threats.
Mi-24/Mi-35, Attack helicopter and armed assault transport, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +9 moreMi-24/Mi-35Attack helicopter and armed assault transportBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe Mi-24/Mi-35 Hind family combines an armored attack helicopter with a small troop compartment, letting operators use one airframe for close air support, anti-armor fires, armed escort, and limited assault transport. The Mi-35M branch is a Rostvertol-built modern combat-transport line, while older and upgraded Mi-24/Mi-35 aircraft remain documented in Ukraine, Syria, Mali, Iraq, Myanmar, and other conflicts.