Defense Express: An-178-100R aircraft received a Russian-made engine
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The Ukrainian State Enterprise (SE) “Antonov” announced the roll-out of the An-178-100R aircraft. The manufacturer emphasized that the aircraft received equipment from Ukrainian and Western suppliers, but could not completely replace the Russian units at the enterprise. The aircraft received a Russian-made engine, according to Defense Express.
The An-178-100R will be rolled out on December 28. The aircraft with the number 001 will undergo flight tests. In the message, the company stressed that within the framework of the import substitution program, the aircraft received equipment from Ukrainian and Western manufacturers.
The publication notes that an auxiliary gas turbine engine TA18-100 was installed on the plane, which was developed by specialists of the Russian JSC Scientific and Production Enterprise Aerosila. In 2017, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine included the enterprise on the sanctions list.
Defense Express writes that the TA18-100 engine was removed from the An-132D multipurpose aircraft. Also, the TA18-100 power units will be installed on three aircraft, which were ordered by the Ukrainian defense department.
In September, the Deputy General Director of the Antonov State Enterprise announced that the import substitution of the An-178 aircraft equipment would be completed by the end of 2021. The prototype aircraft made 200 flights using Russian components.
