KYIV. March 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – State Enterprise Antonov (Kyiv) at the ninth International Defense Exhibition DefExpo-2016 to be held in Goa (India) on March 28-31 will present the projects of new promising transport aircraft An-132 with a load-carrying capacity of 9.2 tonnes and an An-178 with a capacity of up to 18 tonnes, according to the press service of the company.
According to the report, the promising projects of Antonov could become the basis for a further development of fruitful cooperation between Ukraine and India in the aircraft industry.
The program of a new multi-purpose An-132 aircraft is realized in cooperation with partners from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the participation of the leading companies in the global aviation industry.
“Indian businesses are invited to take part in the creation of this aircraft, while the ministries and departments of the country to become its customers,” the press service said.
