Bharat Rakshak

Sorry,
...Primary goal Mi-46 to fill niche between 5 tons Мi-8MTV(Mi-171,Mi-172,Ka-32) and 20 tons Mi-26...

First of all sorry for my english! Dear ajay_ijn, Who? Who did you say that Mi-26 now it's not in production? Mi-26 modernization for example: http://www.mi-helicopter.ru/eng/index.php?id=213 Mi-46 exist only on project level. Mi-46 is not Mi-26. Primary goal Ми-46 to fill niche between 5 tons Мi-8M...

I shall not agree with you - hangar queen..
I am an Мi-26 engineer . In our company they works 100-150 hours per month.
Of course, for civil application

Americans from the beginning of war in Afghanistan lease ours Mi-26 specially for flights in high mountains of Afghanistan

Kazan helicopter plant have never made Mi-26.
Manufacturer of Mi-26 is Rostvertol PLC.
http://www.rostvertolplc.ru/ENG/index1.htm

To compare Mi-26 vs Chinook...
If some body need real (not wiki) PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS and operations limitations I can post this.