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The Mil Mi-14 (, NATO reporting name: Haze) is a Soviet shore-based nuclear-capable amphibious anti-submarine helicopter derived from the earlier Mi-8.

Design and development

Formal development of an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) version of the Mil Mi-8 transport helicopter was authorised by the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee and Council of Ministers in April 1965, with the objective of replacing the Mil Mi-4 in the short-range, shore based anti-submarine role. The new helicopter was required to have an endurance of 2&nbsp;hours on station at a radius of from base.

The new design (with the internal designation V-14) differed from the Mi-8 in having a boat-like hull similar to the Sea King, allowing it to operate off the water, and a retractable four-point undercarriage, with the mainwheels retracting into large sponsons on the rear of the fuselage. The helicopter was to be powered by two Klimov TV3-117MT turboshaft engines.

The Mi-14 has a crew of four: a pilot, a copilot, an onboard technician, and a weapon system operator. The Mi-14PL anti-submarine version is equipped with a radar, a dipping sonar and a magnetic anomaly detector.

Variants

thumb|right|Georgian Mi-14

;V-14

:Prototype of the Mi-14 helicopter. A single Mi-14PL was used to carry out trials with the Kh-23 (NATO designation AS-7 Kerry) air-to-surface missile but this modification does not seem to have entered service.

;Mi-14PLM

:Improved anti-submarine warfare version with Os'minog ASW suite, with new search radar, dipping sonar and digital computer. Limited use.

;Mi-14PŁ/R

:Polish conversion of two Mi-14PŁ (Polish designation for Mi-14PL) to search and rescue version, with ASW equipment removed, developed in 2010.

;Mi-14BT (NATO Haze-B)

:Mine sweeping helicopter with ASW systems removed and equipped for towing Mine Countermeasures sleds. 25–30 built, with six exported to East Germany and two to Bulgaria.

;Mi-14PX

:Search and rescue training helicopter for the Polish Navy (unofficial designation). One Polish Mi-14PŁ helicopter was temporarily converted into the Mi-14PX, then converted back in 1996. Conversion price about USD1M.

;Mi-14GP

:Conversion of Mi-14PL to 24–26 seat civil passenger transport. On 22 March 2015, one crashed with its pilot killed on the spot after capture and the rest of the crew captured.

On 7 May 2022, Ukraine confirmed that Colonel Ihor Bedzay, the deputy head of the Ukrainian Navy, was killed when his Mi-14PS was shot down by a Russian Su-35. A video emerged, claimed shot on 7 May 2022, showing a Su-27 family fighter engaging a Mi-14 with its 30 mm gun.

Operators

By 1991, about 230 had been delivered, with exports to many Soviet allies including Bulgaria, Cuba, East Germany, Libya, Poland, and Syria.

Current operators

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  • Georgian Air Force

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  • Libyan Air Force

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  • Cuban Air Force thumb|right|Mi-14BT at Aerotec International

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  • Ethiopian Air Force

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  • German Navy

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  • Pakistan Navy

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  • Russian Naval Aviation

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  • Soviet Naval Aviation

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  • Syrian Arab Air Force
  • Syrian Navy

The Syrian government of Al-Assad fell to rebels in late 2024, and the Syrian Arab Air Force was dismantled. It was re-established as Syrian Air Force, but the revolution, and the Israeli air strikes that followed it, wrecked havoc in the inventory of the Air Force. In late 2025, the World Air Forces publication by FlightGlobal, which tracks the aircraft inventories of world's air forces and publishes its counts annually, removed all Syrian Air Force's aircraft from their World Air Forces 2026 report. It is thus questionable if the Syrian Air Force has any flying aircraft in their inventory, and in particular, any Mil Mi-14, as of December 2025.

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  • Yugoslav Air Force

Possible Operators

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  • Korean People's Army Air Force claimed to be an operator by some sources

Specifications (Mi-14PL)

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See also

References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

  • Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London: Osprey, 1995. .
  • Mladenov, Alexander. "Cutting through the Haze". Air International, March 2001, pp.&nbsp;184–188. ISSN 0306-5634.
  • Mladenov, Alexander. "Cutting through the Haze: Part 2". Air International, April 2001, pp.&nbsp;244–247. ISSN 0306-5634.
  • Walkaround Mi-14PL (Kiev)
  • Walkaround Mi-14BT (Kiev)
  • Mil Mi-14 page at Aviation.ru website
  • Robert Wasilewski Mil Mi-14 page
  • Mil Mi-14 for Microsoft Flight Simulator
  • Mi-14 Photo Gallery