List of Mil Mi-8/17 operators

The following nations currently operate (or formerly owned) Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters in civil or military roles:

Afghanistan

 * Afghan Air Force

Algeria

 * Algerian Air Force

Angola

 * Angolan Air Defence Force

Argentina

 * Argentine Air Force

Armenia

 * Armenian Air Force

Azerbaijan

 * Azerbaijan Air Force

Bangladesh

 * Bangladesh Air Force
 * Bangladesh Army
 * Border Guards Bangladesh

Belarus

 * Belarus Air Force

Bhutan

 * Royal Bhutan Army

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 * Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force

Bulgaria

 * Bulgarian Air Force

Burkina Faso

 * Burkina Faso Air Force

Cambodia

 * Royal Cambodian Air Force

Cameroon

 * Cameroon Air Force

Chad

 * Chad Air Force

China

 * People's Liberation Air Force
 * People's Liberation Army

Colombia

 * Colombian National Army Aviation

Republic of the Congo

 * Congolese Air Force

Democratic Republic of the Congo

 * Congo Democratic Air Force

Croatia

 * Croatian Air Force

On 19 October 2023, Croatia announced that it would send its entire fleet of Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine.

Cuba

 * Cuban Air Force

Czech Republic

 * Czech Air Force

Djibouti

 * Djibouti Air Force

Ecuador

 * Ecuadorian Army

Egypt

 * Egyptian Air Force

Equatorial Guinea

 * Equatorial Guinea Air Force

Eritrea

 * Eritrean Air Force

Ethiopia

 * Ethiopian Air Force

Georgia

 * Georgian Air Force
 * Georgian Land Forces

Ghana

 * Ghana Air Force

Guinea

 * Military of Guinea

India

 * Indian Air Force

Indonesia

 * Indonesian Army
 * Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management

Iran

 * Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation

Iraq

 * Iraqi Army
 * Peshmerga (Kurdistan)

Kazakhstan

 * Kazakh Air Defence Force

Kenya

 * Kenya Air Force

Kyrgyzstan

 * Kyrgyzstan Air Force

Laos

 * Laotian Air Force

Libya

 * Libyan Air Force

Lithuania

 * Lithuanian Air Force

Mali

 * Malian Air Force

Mexico

 * Mexican Air Force
 * Mexican Naval Aviation

Moldova

 * Moldovan Air Force
 * Transnistria Air Force 1 active on Tiraspol Airport, 9 stored

Mongolia

 * Mongolian Air Force

Mozambique

 * Military of Mozambique

Myanmar

 * Myanmar Air Force

Namibia

 * Namibian Air Force

Nepal

 * Nepalese Army Air Service

Nicaragua

 * Nicaraguan Air Force

Niger

 * Niger Air Force

Nigeria

 * Nigerian Air Force

North Korea

 * North Korean Air Force

North Macedonia

 * North Macedonia Air Force

Pakistan

 * Pakistan Air Force
 * Pakistan Army

Peru

 * Peruvian Air Force
 * Peruvian Army
 * Peruvian Navy

Poland

 * Polish Air Force
 * Polish Land Forces
 * Polish Navy

Russia

 * Russian Air Force
 * Russian Naval Aviation

Rwanda

 * Rwandan Defence Forces

Serbia

 * Serbian Air Force

Senegal

 * Senegalese Air Force

Sierra Leone

 * Sierra Leone Armed Forces

Slovakia

 * Slovak Air Force

South Sudan

 * Sudan People's Liberation Army

Sri Lanka

 * Sri Lanka Air Force
 * Sri Lanka Navy

Sudan

 * Sudanese Air Force

Syria

 * Syrian Air Force

Tajikistan

 * Tajikistan Air Force

Turkmenistan

 * Turkmen Air Force
 * Ministry of Health

Thailand

 * Royal Thai Army

Uganda

 * Ugandan Air Force

Ukraine

 * Ukrainian Ground Forces

United States

 * US Army Test and Evaluation Command

Uzbekistan

 * Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces

Venezuela

 * Venezuelan Air Force
 * Venezuelan Army
 * Venezuelan Navy

Vietnam

 * Vietnam People's Air Force

Yemen

 * Yemeni Air Force

Zambia

 * Zambia Air Force

Zimbabwe

 * Air Force of Zimbabwe

Bangladesh

 * Border Guards Bangladesh

Equatorial Guinea

 * Government of Equatorial Guinea

Georgia

 * Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia

Indonesia

 * National Disaster Management Authority

North Macedonia

 * Ministry of Internal Affairs

Malaysia

 * Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department

Pakistan

 * Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Poland

 * Polish Police

Romania

 * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania) 3 MI 17 and 2 MI-8

Russia

 * Border Service of Russia
 * Internal Troops of Russia

Republic of Korea

 * National Police Agency (South Korea)

Turkey

 * Turkish Gendarmerie

Cuba

 * Aerogaviota

India

 * Pawan Hans Helicopters

Mongolia

 * Mongolian Airlines

Nepal

 * Shree Airlines

North Korea

 * Air Koryo

Russia

 * Altai Airlines
 * Barkol Aviation
 * Kazan Air Enterprise
 * UTAir
 * Vladivostok Air
 * Aeroflot Airline

Slovakia

 * Air Transport Europe

Turkmenistan

 * Turkmenistan Airlines

United States

 * Vertol Systems

Vietnam

 * Vietnam Helicopter Corporation
 * Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company
 * Central Vietnam Helicopter Company
 * Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company

Canada

 * Royal Canadian Air Force
 * 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron operated four leased Russian Mil Mi-17-V5 designated as CH-178. Helicopters had assigned serial numbers 178404-178407.

Costa Rica

 * Air Vigilance Service: Received a Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) donated by Nicaragua, but its operational status is doubtful due to lack of spare parts.

Czechoslovakia

 * Czechoslovakian Air Force

East Germany

 * East German Air Force
 * East German Navy



Finland

 * Finnish Army
 * Finnish Border Guard

Germany

 * German Air Force
 * German Navy

Guinea-Bissau

 * Military of Guinea-Bissau

Japan

 * Aum Shinrikyo(Cult)
 * Serial No. 4K-15214. Imported from Azerbaijan in 1994 to spray chemical agents, but not given licenses and flown in Japan. In 2001, exported to Djibouti as J2-MAW.

Laos

 * Lao Airlines

Latvia

 * Latvian Air Force

Madagascar

 * Malagasy Air Force

North Yemen

 * Yemen Arab Republic Air Force

Romania

 * Romanian Air Force

Serbia and Montenegro

 * Serbia and Montenegro Air Force

South Yemen

 * People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Air Force

Soviet Union

 * Soviet Air Force
 * Soviet Army Aviation
 * Soviet Naval Aviation
 * Aeroflot

Republika Srpska

 * Srpska Air Force

Somalia

 * Somali Air Corps

FR Yugoslavia

 * Yugoslav Air Force
 * Yugoslav Navy

United Kingdom

 * Empire Test Pilots' School

Yemen

 * Yemen Air Force