MOSCOW [MENL] -- Iran and Ukraine are advancing toward coproduction of a
military air transport.The two countries have agreed on the establishment of a joint company
for the production of the AN-140 transport aircraft. The plane would be
manufactured in the Iranian city of Isfahan under Ukraine supervision.Industry executives said the prime contractor in the Ukraine is the
Kharkiv aircraft plant, which is cooperating with the Iranian Aeronautics
Industrial Organization. The two companies have established a joint
management board for the production of the AN-140.The agreement calls for Iran and Ukraine to manufacture a range of
aircraft, the executives said. The first aircraft will be displayed by Iran
over the next month.
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