The aviation aerobatics group Berkuts was formed on April 11, 1992 on the basis of the 344 center for combat use and retraining of army aviation flight personnel in Torzhok.

The uniqueness of the Berkuts is that it is the only aerobatic team in the world that performs complex group aerobatics on combat helicopters. The total weight of the group of six helicopters is about 70 tons.

Almost immediately after its formation, the Berkuts group demonstrated its aerobatics at several air festivals, including the Mosaeroshow-92, the Moscow Aerospace Salons MAKS-93, MAKS-95, MAKS-97; MAKS-2013, MAKS-2015; the air parade on Poklonnaya Gora in honor of the 50th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (1995); the air festival dedicated to the 850th anniversary of the city of Moscow (1997), a regular participant in the air parades on Red Square in honor of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War since 2010.

The group's pilots demonstrated their high flying skills at air sports festivals in the cities of Vladimir, Samara, Tver, Tula, Syzran, Rzhev, Ostashkov, and Khotilovo. At the air shows in the city of Gelendzhik, during the International Army Games in Voronezh, Ryazan and the Crimea.

Currently, the aerobatic team performs flights on Mi-28n combat helicopters with high maneuverability and fire capabilities, which occupy a leading place among helicopters around the world.

Helicopter aerobatics are performed at a much lower altitude than on airplanes, pilots pilot the machines at intervals and distances of 10-15 meters, and small turn radii allow all changes to be made directly over the airfield.