The Russian Defense Ministry has transferred 150 million rubles to Kyiv-based Antonov Design Bureau for a state flight testing program for the Antonov An-70 military airlifter.
Russia send the financing on December 21 in compliance with a protocol signed in August 2009, which amends the 1993 Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental agreement on further cooperation in the development, joint commercial production and commissioning of the An-70 tactical military-transport aircraft and An-70T airlifter, program director Mykola Vorobyov told Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday. Besides, Russia plans to make 500 million rubles available under a state defense order in 2010 to the An-70 project, he also said. It plans to spend on the project a total of 2.4 billion rubles within next three years. Ukraine's state funding for the An-70 program this year was set at UAH 170 million from the country's stabilization fund. Only UAH 30 million have been disbursed so far, Vorobyov said.
As reported, Ukraine and Russia signed a protocol in August 2009, which amends the Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental agreement on further cooperation in the development, joint commercial production and commissioning of the An-70 tactical military-transport aircraft and An-70T airlifter, powered with D-27 engines, which was signed on June 24, 1993. The protocol says that Russia and Ukraine will continue to develop and test the short take-off and landing An-70 military transport plane and its various models, including those for civil aviation, which are powered with D-27 engines. The parties pledged to provide budgetary funding for joint experimental and design work to develop An-70 planes, D-27 engines, avionics systems and materials.
http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/28445/
The Antonov An-70 aircraft is a medium, four-engine tactical military transport aircraft designed to replace the An-12 in service within Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Air Forces and several countries all over the world. This airplane stands out by its short take off and landing characteristics as well as its ability to operate from unprepared runaways. This translates into the capability of operating from 600-700 meters of unpaved strips carrying up to 20 tons of cargo. The An-70 is able to carry military items weighing 35 to 47 tons at ranges of 3,000 to 5,100 km while cruising at 700 to 750 km/h. In addition to the cargo aircraft role, the An-70 is capable of air dropping paratroopers, vehicles or cargo weighing up to 21 tons at low or high altitude in support of military operations. The aircraft can accommodate a maximum of 300 troops and can cruise distances of up to 8,000 kilometers. It has been designed to operate from prepared runways of 1,800 meters long but taking its short take off and landing characteristics into account it can be servicing from 700 meters of unpaved strips.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-70
An-70 Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VMbMkvfIH4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op6fQtvnlmE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4oeWLq1to&feature=related
Russia send the financing on December 21 in compliance with a protocol signed in August 2009, which amends the 1993 Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental agreement on further cooperation in the development, joint commercial production and commissioning of the An-70 tactical military-transport aircraft and An-70T airlifter, program director Mykola Vorobyov told Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday. Besides, Russia plans to make 500 million rubles available under a state defense order in 2010 to the An-70 project, he also said. It plans to spend on the project a total of 2.4 billion rubles within next three years. Ukraine's state funding for the An-70 program this year was set at UAH 170 million from the country's stabilization fund. Only UAH 30 million have been disbursed so far, Vorobyov said.
As reported, Ukraine and Russia signed a protocol in August 2009, which amends the Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental agreement on further cooperation in the development, joint commercial production and commissioning of the An-70 tactical military-transport aircraft and An-70T airlifter, powered with D-27 engines, which was signed on June 24, 1993. The protocol says that Russia and Ukraine will continue to develop and test the short take-off and landing An-70 military transport plane and its various models, including those for civil aviation, which are powered with D-27 engines. The parties pledged to provide budgetary funding for joint experimental and design work to develop An-70 planes, D-27 engines, avionics systems and materials.
http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/28445/
The Antonov An-70 aircraft is a medium, four-engine tactical military transport aircraft designed to replace the An-12 in service within Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Air Forces and several countries all over the world. This airplane stands out by its short take off and landing characteristics as well as its ability to operate from unprepared runaways. This translates into the capability of operating from 600-700 meters of unpaved strips carrying up to 20 tons of cargo. The An-70 is able to carry military items weighing 35 to 47 tons at ranges of 3,000 to 5,100 km while cruising at 700 to 750 km/h. In addition to the cargo aircraft role, the An-70 is capable of air dropping paratroopers, vehicles or cargo weighing up to 21 tons at low or high altitude in support of military operations. The aircraft can accommodate a maximum of 300 troops and can cruise distances of up to 8,000 kilometers. It has been designed to operate from prepared runways of 1,800 meters long but taking its short take off and landing characteristics into account it can be servicing from 700 meters of unpaved strips.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-70
An-70 Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VMbMkvfIH4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op6fQtvnlmE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4oeWLq1to&feature=related
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