Today my post is about modern achievements of Ukrainian aircraft designers

On Sunday I do not want to talk about politics and everyday problems. Today my post is about modern achievements of Ukrainian aircraft designers. Currently when the economy is bled by military operations in the east of the country, local engineers represent our country in the global market and compete with leading design bureaus.

At Dubai Air Show-2015 Ukraine presented new AN-178 and AN-132.

AN-178 was created instead of well-known veteran AN-12, it can be operated in conditions of the Middle East and Africa. According to experts estimation the demand of the world market is about 300 of such aircrafts.

Multi-purpose transport aircraft of new generation AN-132 will be produced in collaboration with partners from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in participation with leading aviation companies of the world. In future a plant of such jetliners production is going to be built at the territory of Saudi Arabia.

Today reality dictates its own terms, so Ukrainian aviation industry is actively looking for new markets in Africa, the Middle East and in the West. The plans of the national designers are reorientation of production and replacement of Russian deatils into Ukrainian counterparts. I think this strategy is not only a manifestation of true patriotism but the real movement towards a stable independent economy.