# 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:

## Military operators
### Afghanistan

* Afghan Air Force

### Algeria

* Algerian Air Force

### Angola

* National Air Force of Angola

### Armenia

* Armenian Air Force

### Azerbaijan

* Azerbaijan Air Force

### Bangladesh

* Bangladesh Air Force
* Bangladesh Army

### Belarus

* Belarus Air Force

### Bhutan

* Royal Bhutan Army

### Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

### 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 Army Air Force
* People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation
* People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force

### Colombia

* Colombian National Army Aviation
* Colombian Navy

### Republic of the Congo

* Congolese Air Force

### Democratic Republic of the Congo

* Congo Democratic Air Force

### Croatia

* Croatian Air Force

### Cuba

* Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force

### Czech Republic

* Czech Air Force

### Djibouti

* Djibouti Air Force

### Ecuador

* Ecuadorian Army Aviation

### Egypt

* Egyptian Air Force

### Equatorial Guinea

* Equatorial Guinea Air Force

### Eritrea

* Eritrean Air Force

### Ethiopia

* Ethiopian Air Force

### Georgia

* Georgian Air Force
* Abkhazian Air Force

### Ghana

* Ghana Air Force

### Guinea

* Guinea Air Force

### Hungary

* Hungarian Air Force

### India

* Indian Air Force

### Indonesia

* Indonesian Army

### Iran

* Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation
* Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force

### Iraq

* Iraqi Air Force
* Iraqi Army Aviation

### Ivory Coast

* Ivory Coast Air Force

### Kazakhstan

* Kazakh Air Defense Forces

### Kenya

* Kenya Air Force

### Kyrgyzstan

* Kyrgyz Air Force

### Laos

* Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force

### Libya

* Libyan Air Force
* Libyan National Army

### Lithuania

* Lithuanian Air Force

### Mali

* Malian Air Force

### Mexico

* Mexican Air Force
* Mexican Naval Aviation

### Moldova

* Moldovan Air Force
* Transnistria Air Force

### Mongolia

* Mongolian Air Force

### Mozambique

* Mozambique Air Force

### Myanmar

* Myanmar Air Force
* United Wa State Army

### Namibia

* Namibian Air Force

### Nepal

* Nepalese Army Air Service

### Nicaragua

* Nicaraguan Air Force

### Niger

* Niger Air Force

### Nigeria

* Nigerian Air Force

### North Korea

* Korean People's Army 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

### Russia

* Russian Air Force
* Russian Naval Aviation

### Rwanda

* Rwandan Defence Forces

### Senegal

* Senegalese Air Force

### Serbia

* Serbian Air Force and Air Defense

### Sierra Leone

* Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

### Slovakia

* Slovak Air Force

### South Sudan

* South Sudan Air Force

### Sri Lanka

* Sri Lanka Air Force

### Sudan

* Sudanese Air Force

### Syria

* Syrian Air Force

### Tajikistan

* Tajik Air Force

### Thailand

* Royal Thai Army

### Togo

* Togolese Air Force

### Turkmenistan

* Turkmen Air Force

### Uganda

* Ugandan Air Force

### Ukraine

* Ukrainian Air Force
** 15th Transport Aviation Brigade
** 25th Transport Aviation Brigade
** 456th Transport Aviation Brigade
* Ukrainian Army Aviation
** 11th Army Aviation Brigade
** 12th Army Aviation Brigade
** 16th Army Aviation Brigade
** 18th Army Aviation Brigade
* Ukrainian Naval Aviation
** 10th Naval Aviation Brigade

### United States

* United States Air Force
* United States Army

### Uzbekistan

* Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces

### Venezuela

* Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela
* Bolivarian Army of Venezuela
* Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela

### Vietnam

* Vietnam People's Air Force

### Yemen

* Houthi movement

### Zambia

* Zambia Air Force

### Zimbabwe

* Air Force of Zimbabwe

## Para-military, law enforcement and other government operators
### Bangladesh

* Border Guard 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

### Turkmenistan

* Ministry of Health

### Ukraine

* National Guard of Ukraine

## Civil operators
### 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

## Former operators
### Argentina

* Argentine Air Force

### Artsakh

* Artsakh Defence Army

### 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

### Georgia

* Georgian Land Forces

### Germany

* German Air Force
* German Navy

### Guinea-Bissau

* Military of Guinea-Bissau

### Japan

* Aum Shinrikyo
** 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

### Poland

* Polish Navy

### 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