The Algerian Ministry of National Defense (MDN) confirmed that it had received its first Mil Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters when it released coverage of Chief-of-Staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah inspecting Ain Oussera Air Base, 135 km south of Algiers.
Two Mi-28NEs were seen fitted with the optional N025E mast-mounted radars and pods for 87 mm S-8 rockets. Lt. Gen. Salah was also seen inspecting a launch tube for either a 9M114 Kokon or 9M120 Ataka air-to-surface missile. (Russian Aviation/Business World Magazine)