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During a ceremony marking the commemoration of the Antonov An-140 first official flight in Iran on 11 October 2000, the country's military officials showed interest toward absorbing the licensed-built turboprop into Iranian armed forces' aging fleet of transport and patrol aircraft.
Iranian military intends to incorporate An-140 in such badly needed roles as light tactical transport, due to its short (1,350m) and unprepared runway performance. Airborne early warning radar platform will also be a desired mission for An-140, taking into account Iran's diverse terrain and the need to provide coverage for low altitude airborne target detection and tracking.
An-140, which is locally named Iran-140, in its naval role can be used for maritime patrol and other related military purposes, including early warning, command and control and target designation. To take advantage of this capability, Iranian navy has expressed its willingness to operate An-140 in offensive and patrol roles, equipping it with a 360-degrees surface search radar. Other equipment options will include a range of Infra-red/Ultra-violet line scanner (IR/UVLS), forward looking airborne radar (FLAR), side looking airborne radar (SLAR), laser Fluorescent sensor (LFS), microwave radiometer (MWR), forward looking Infra-red (FLIR), magnetic anomaly detector (MAD), electronic support measures/radar warning receiver (ESM/RWR), sonobuoy launcher, anti-surface weapons and a video camera with data annotation. The particular systems and subsystems are not yet selected. An-140 is equipped with an auxiliary power unit to provide for necessary power to run the systems.
Maritime patrol, including roles such as electronic warfare, anti-ship missile firing and long range missile guidance relay, emphasizes a need for at least 7 hours endurance. An-140 does not have such a capability yet, but some modifications are being planned to enlarge aircraft's fuel tanks, and by adding additional tanks to the outboard wing section.
Light transport for Iranian armed forces is another envisaged mission for the multirole An-140. Currently three directorates within the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Support of the Armed Forces are tasked with assessing requirements to absorb this aircraft within the Iranian armed forces. A separate committee will also be set up to establish specifications and missions. In case of its selection, reportedly no other similar aircraft will be allowed to be procured from abroad.
The limited production of the original 52-seat civilian An-140 has been commenced at the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries' (IAMI or Hesa as it is known by its Persian abbreviation) vast plant in Shahin-Shahr, 28km northwest of Esfahan. The second prototype recently was rolled out. At its predicted peak rate, twelve airframes will be built annually in collaboration with Ukrainian and Russian companies.
Designed as a successor to the earlier generation An-24/-26/-30 and -32 twin-turboprop transports and survey aircraft, An-140 enjoys a fully loaded (6,000 kg) range of up to 1,134nm (2,100km) with a cruising speed of 315 KTAS (575km/h) at 18,000ft. Its maximum take-off weight is 42,130-lb (19,150 kg).
It was projected that all three production lines in Kharkov, Ukraine; Samara, Russia and Hesa, Iran to be in operation by the end of year 2000. The Progress of Zaparozhiye/Motorsich 2,500shp TV3-117-VMA-SBM1 engine developed in Ukraine from an earlier turboshaft version is also going to be manufactured at the Iran Aircraft Industries (IACI) in Tehran. This engine is claimed to have a TBO of more than 4,000 hours.
Future plans for the aircraft include an An-140T military variant with rear ramp cargo door, to accommodate wheeled vehicles, An-140TK combi and An-140-100 stretch version with uprated engines. Hesa's "Aircraft Design Bureau" is reported to be actively participating in the design phase of the 68-seat An-140-100.
Ukraine and Iran are also about to set up a joint consortium to jointly assemble An-140 passenger jets. The parties had signed a contract for serial production of An-140 jets back in 1995, but so far Iran has assembled only two jets. The consortium is planning to assemble about 100 jets by the year 2020, but some technical as well as certification problems have delayed the programme. Antonov originally planned to issue An-140 a type certificate within the first six months of 2000. The production capacity of 12 planes per year is to be reached in 2004. Each jet costs 8.5 million dollars.
The first accident involving an An-140 occured on 23 December 2002, in central Iran, killing all 45 people on board. The passengers consisted of top managers and leading specialists from a number of Ukrainian and Russian aviation companies involved in the An-140's license production by Hesa. They were scheduled to attend an official ceremony, in Shahin-Shahr, to celebrate roll out of the second license-manufactured Iran-140 aircraft, by Hesa. As expected, Iranian authorities confirmed that the crash would not affect the joint venture.
HESA Maritime Surveillance (HMS)
Mission Operation:
- Search and Rescue (SAR)
- Sea Surface Surveillance (SuS)
- Sub Surface Surveillance (SSS)
- Maritime Patrol (MP)
- Pollution Control (PC)
Important Mission Equipment:
- Forward-Looking Infra Red (FLIR)
- Search radar
- Electronic Support Measures (ESM)
- VRR (Video Recorder Reproducer)
- MAD (Magnetic Anomaly Detector)
- SAR Kit
- MWR (Microwave Radio Meter)
- Bubble Windows
- Hand-held Camera
HESA's Iran-140 in the percieved AWACS role. Antonov An-140 military AEW version will be equipped with a rotodome and a yet to be determined surveillance radar. Iran has an urgent requirement for at least a dozen of such aircraft due to its diverse topography!
PAKISTAN NAVY SHOULD REPLACE ITS ENTIRE F-27 FLEET WITH THESE AIRCRAFT'S FOR MARITIME SURVILLANCE AS THEY ARE NOT SO MUCH EXPENSIVE TOO!!! AND SHOULD INVEST IN AWACS PROGRAM AS MENTIONED ABOVE
Iranian military intends to incorporate An-140 in such badly needed roles as light tactical transport, due to its short (1,350m) and unprepared runway performance. Airborne early warning radar platform will also be a desired mission for An-140, taking into account Iran's diverse terrain and the need to provide coverage for low altitude airborne target detection and tracking.
An-140, which is locally named Iran-140, in its naval role can be used for maritime patrol and other related military purposes, including early warning, command and control and target designation. To take advantage of this capability, Iranian navy has expressed its willingness to operate An-140 in offensive and patrol roles, equipping it with a 360-degrees surface search radar. Other equipment options will include a range of Infra-red/Ultra-violet line scanner (IR/UVLS), forward looking airborne radar (FLAR), side looking airborne radar (SLAR), laser Fluorescent sensor (LFS), microwave radiometer (MWR), forward looking Infra-red (FLIR), magnetic anomaly detector (MAD), electronic support measures/radar warning receiver (ESM/RWR), sonobuoy launcher, anti-surface weapons and a video camera with data annotation. The particular systems and subsystems are not yet selected. An-140 is equipped with an auxiliary power unit to provide for necessary power to run the systems.
Maritime patrol, including roles such as electronic warfare, anti-ship missile firing and long range missile guidance relay, emphasizes a need for at least 7 hours endurance. An-140 does not have such a capability yet, but some modifications are being planned to enlarge aircraft's fuel tanks, and by adding additional tanks to the outboard wing section.
Light transport for Iranian armed forces is another envisaged mission for the multirole An-140. Currently three directorates within the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Support of the Armed Forces are tasked with assessing requirements to absorb this aircraft within the Iranian armed forces. A separate committee will also be set up to establish specifications and missions. In case of its selection, reportedly no other similar aircraft will be allowed to be procured from abroad.
The limited production of the original 52-seat civilian An-140 has been commenced at the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries' (IAMI or Hesa as it is known by its Persian abbreviation) vast plant in Shahin-Shahr, 28km northwest of Esfahan. The second prototype recently was rolled out. At its predicted peak rate, twelve airframes will be built annually in collaboration with Ukrainian and Russian companies.
Designed as a successor to the earlier generation An-24/-26/-30 and -32 twin-turboprop transports and survey aircraft, An-140 enjoys a fully loaded (6,000 kg) range of up to 1,134nm (2,100km) with a cruising speed of 315 KTAS (575km/h) at 18,000ft. Its maximum take-off weight is 42,130-lb (19,150 kg).
It was projected that all three production lines in Kharkov, Ukraine; Samara, Russia and Hesa, Iran to be in operation by the end of year 2000. The Progress of Zaparozhiye/Motorsich 2,500shp TV3-117-VMA-SBM1 engine developed in Ukraine from an earlier turboshaft version is also going to be manufactured at the Iran Aircraft Industries (IACI) in Tehran. This engine is claimed to have a TBO of more than 4,000 hours.
Future plans for the aircraft include an An-140T military variant with rear ramp cargo door, to accommodate wheeled vehicles, An-140TK combi and An-140-100 stretch version with uprated engines. Hesa's "Aircraft Design Bureau" is reported to be actively participating in the design phase of the 68-seat An-140-100.
Ukraine and Iran are also about to set up a joint consortium to jointly assemble An-140 passenger jets. The parties had signed a contract for serial production of An-140 jets back in 1995, but so far Iran has assembled only two jets. The consortium is planning to assemble about 100 jets by the year 2020, but some technical as well as certification problems have delayed the programme. Antonov originally planned to issue An-140 a type certificate within the first six months of 2000. The production capacity of 12 planes per year is to be reached in 2004. Each jet costs 8.5 million dollars.
The first accident involving an An-140 occured on 23 December 2002, in central Iran, killing all 45 people on board. The passengers consisted of top managers and leading specialists from a number of Ukrainian and Russian aviation companies involved in the An-140's license production by Hesa. They were scheduled to attend an official ceremony, in Shahin-Shahr, to celebrate roll out of the second license-manufactured Iran-140 aircraft, by Hesa. As expected, Iranian authorities confirmed that the crash would not affect the joint venture.
HESA Maritime Surveillance (HMS)
Mission Operation:
- Search and Rescue (SAR)
- Sea Surface Surveillance (SuS)
- Sub Surface Surveillance (SSS)
- Maritime Patrol (MP)
- Pollution Control (PC)
Important Mission Equipment:
- Forward-Looking Infra Red (FLIR)
- Search radar
- Electronic Support Measures (ESM)
- VRR (Video Recorder Reproducer)
- MAD (Magnetic Anomaly Detector)
- SAR Kit
- MWR (Microwave Radio Meter)
- Bubble Windows
- Hand-held Camera
HESA's Iran-140 in the percieved AWACS role. Antonov An-140 military AEW version will be equipped with a rotodome and a yet to be determined surveillance radar. Iran has an urgent requirement for at least a dozen of such aircraft due to its diverse topography!
PAKISTAN NAVY SHOULD REPLACE ITS ENTIRE F-27 FLEET WITH THESE AIRCRAFT'S FOR MARITIME SURVILLANCE AS THEY ARE NOT SO MUCH EXPENSIVE TOO!!! AND SHOULD INVEST IN AWACS PROGRAM AS MENTIONED ABOVE
