Guy Anderson -
IHS Jane's Defence Industry
12 May 2017
Ukrainian national defence group
Ukroboronprom, Turkish defence electronics group Havelsan, and Saudi Arabian
technology venture Taqnia have concluded an agreement to work together on the
creation of a maritime patrol and surveillance variant of the Antonov AN-132D
aircraft.
The agreement between the three parties was
signed at the IDEF 2017 exhibition in Istanbul on 10 May. It comes two years
after Saudi Arabia agreed to procure two AN-132D aircraft for use in airborne
electronic warfare roles and four for search and rescue operations.
The aircraft was developed as a westernised
variant of the Antonov AN-32 ‘Cline’ transport aircraft featuring engines from
Pratt & Whitney Canada, avionics form Honeywell, life-support systems from
Germany’s Liebherr, propellers from Messier Bugatti Dowty (Safran Landing
Systems), and auxiliary power units from Hamilton Sundstrand.
Original post: janes.com
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