Antonov made the first aircraft without parts of the Russian Federation



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Ukraine, Monday, August 31, 2020 21:27

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Photo: An-178 aircraft (militaryarms.ru)

The glider of the first production transport aircraft An-178 came out of the stock of the state aircraft construction company “Antonov”. This is the first aircraft without Russian parts.

This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by the president of Antonov State Enterprise, Alexander Los.

“This is the first aircraft without Russian parts. We are accused of not producing aircraft in series for several years. But with the beginning of the Russian military aggression in 2014, we lost not only the sales market, but also the market for supply. of important components “. import substitution and search for new suppliers ”, he said.

According to Los, in this type of aircraft about 2/3 of the equipment of the corporations of the United States of America, another third – of the national production.

We will recall, earlier, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed the law “Amendments to the Law of Ukraine” On debt restructuring of the state-owned company “Antonov”; According to the document, the Antonov State Enterprise building will be transferred to the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court.

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