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Army-Air Force co-operation in full-swing, as a Mi-17 is used by a commando for assault training. The Mi-17 is armed with six 57mm UB-57 rocket pods.

Mi-17 fires its UB-57 57mm rocket pods over the Pokharan (Rajasthan) armament range.

A Mi-17 accompanied Mi-26 transporting additional men and material to the Indian/UN contingent in Sierra Leone during UN peace keeping operation.

IAF has 50 Mi-17s in it's fleet this numbers will increase at they replace Mi-8s. In May 2000 India signed a contract for $170 million deal to buy additional 40 Mi-17 helicopters. They will be fitted with sixteen Vikhr-V (AT-16) anti-tank guided missiles.

A Pair of Mi-17s armed with 6 57mm UB-57 rocket pods with 16 rockets in each pods.

An Mi-17 air-dropping supplies to army troops in the Siachen Glacier. Mi-17 were very active in providing close air support to the Indian Troops during Kargil war in 1999.