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 12 750 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 45 101 275 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 16 869 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 27 676 164 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 8 647 71 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine