Mi-24RCh 'Hind-G 1': fitted with wingtip 'grapplers' or 'clutching hands' apparently used in connection with NBC technology, the Mi-24RCh was first reported in 1986 after the Chernobyl disaster
Some of these IAR330L are modified to NATO Puma standard which is like the SOCAT upgrade without the weaponsystems. After the upgrade they also received the SOCAT colourscheme.
24 IAR-330 Puma SOCAT helicopters have been modernized by the Romanian Aviation Industry in cooperation with Elbit Systems (Israel) for attack missions.