This week, the Government is to approve orders for three An-178s for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
This week, the Government of Ukraine is to approve orders for three An-178 military transport aircraft under state guarantees.
He told about it in. at. General Director of Ukroboronprom Igor Fomenko. Transmitted by the National Industrial Portal with reference to UMP .
Immediately after the relevant resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, the signing of a contract between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the State Enterprise "Antonov" should begin.
Igor Fomenko hopes that the agreement will be signed by the end of the year.
It will be recalled that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has prepared a project for the purchase of three An-178 military transport aircraft in the An-178T version for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the future, the number of An-178 aircraft in the Armed Forces of Ukraine should be increased.
Antonov is currently building an An-178 multi-purpose transport aircraft for the Peruvian Ministry of the Interior, and the glider has already been completed.
The An-178 aircraft with serial number 006 is being built for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Peru within the framework of an agreement signed in 2019 with SE "Spetstechnoexport".
An-178 - medium transport aircraft designed for the delivery of personnel, weapons and light military equipment by landing and parachute methods, transportation of materials, mail and other cargo "in bulk" or in standard containers and cargo on pallets with a total capacity of up to 18 tons .
Its speed is 825 km / h, flight altitude - 12 km, flight range - 5.5 thousand km. The aircraft can land and take off from any airfield, including the ground, which makes it suitable for defense. According to rough estimates, the cost of the aircraft, depending on the modification, will be from $ 25 - 40 million.
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