Founded in 1947 by Mikhail Leontyevich Mil , who was involved with soviet gyroplanes and helicopters from 1929 until his dead on January 31, 1970, aged 60. By 1999, more than 30000 helicopters of Mil design were built.

The Moscow helicopter plant built in 1947 has created fifteen helicopter types (with more than 200 variants), which during that time have achieved 96 global records. Today, every fourth helicopter in the world is of Mil construction or origin. In Russia, the CIS s countries and Eastern Europe, Mi helicopters represent 95% of all helicopter fleet. Mil has exported more than 7000 helicopters for a sum amounting to more than u$s 20,000,000,000, and if one includes service and spare, this amazing figure is doubled. The extensive use of Mi helicopters in the difficult regions of Siberia has allowed Russia to become and maintain its position as one of the largest producers of petroleum and gas.

Even in the difficult economic situation, which prevails in Russia today, the Mil plant in Moscow remains one of the world s leading helicopter production facilities. The fundamental tasks associated with the design and development of new helicopters have continued, while the work concerned with modernisation and life cycle extension has not been neglected, and both existing and future Mil designs can be expected to include many innovative features.

The Moscow plant has maintained all the tradition associated with its founder Mil Mihail Leonteivich, while continuing to modernise both the plant and the company culture, to improve production and retain the position of a world leader.

What can be assumed without doubt is, that whatever the Mil helicopter plant in Moscow has achieved in the past, is still thriving at this moment and will continue to create reliable, inexpensive and modern helicopters.

The name designations (always begins with H) belongs to NATO.
The helicopters are called V- instead of Mi- when they are still experimental and / or tested models.