Antonov

"Antonov" and French company Turgis & Gaillard sign agreement on joint production of Aarok MALE UAV - media. PHOTO The French company Turgis & Gaillard has signed an agreement with Antonov on the joint production of a smaller and cheaper version of the Aarok MALE drone. The agreement was signed during the visit of French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecorne to Kyiv on 28 September. 03.10.23 16:24 12 706 57 Previously in trend: War

SSU detains ex-Antonov director Bychkov and security chief Netiosov for obstructing preparation of Hostomel airfield defense. They were arrested by court for two months. PHOTOS Today, on March 9, Security Service of Ukraine conducted searches and served suspicion notices to Serhiy Bychkov, Advisor to Director General of Antonov (former Director General of Antonov), Netiosov, Deputy Head of Security of Antonov Air Transport Enterprise, and Kharchenko, Director of Antonov Air Transport Enterprise (in absentia). According to investigation, in January-February 2022, they repeatedly refused to allow National Guard to build engineering and fortification structures at Hostomel airport, which led to a decrease in facility’s defense capability and, as a result, to seizure of a strategic facility for Kyiv’s defense. 09.03.23 20:21 44 986 275 Previously in trend: War

Billionaire Branson visited Hostomel, was interested in restoration of Antonov airfield. PHOTOS The founder of Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson, visited Gostomel and was interested in the possibilities of restoring Antonov. 29.06.22 14:07 16 780 38 Society

First serial military transport aircraft An-178-100R presented in Kyiv. VIDEO&PHOTOS The first serial military transport aircraft An-178-100R was presented at the Antonov state enterprise in Kyiv. 28.12.21 13:03 27 642 164 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine orders three An-178 aircraft for army from SOE Antonov – Zelenskyi. PHOTOS The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and state-owned enterprise (SOE) Antonov signed a memorandum of cooperation in the construction of aircraft for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 29.12.20 14:11 8 607 71 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Antonov shows its two most advanced cargo planes in UAE. PHOTO Ukraine’s Antonov state-run aircraft company presented its two cargo planes at the Dubai Air Show in the United Arab Emirates: An-132D demonstrator and An-70 short take-off and landing transport aircraft. 13.11.17 13:49 59 086 116 Tech

Antonov plant presents new An-132 air carrier. PHOTOS Antonov State Enterprise has unveiled the first engineering development model of the new An-132 air carrier. 20.12.16 14:18 68 633 158 Society

Assembly of first AN-132 almost complete: official release planned for December, - Ukroboronprom CEO Romanov. PHOTOS Ukroboronprom state defense concern plans to supply the first aircraft AN-132 to Saudi Arabia in Q1 2017. 24.11.16 14:10 91 814 281 Ukrainian Politics

New An-178 aircraft successfully tested for loading vehicles inside its cargo hold. PHOTOS Ukrainian An-178 cargo plane was successfully tested for loading/unloading vehicles into it as part of the ground tests program. 26.08.16 11:36 115 211 94 Tech