Saudi Arabia to manufacture variant of An-32

[Techy]

Taqnia Aeronautics Co. and Antonov have signed an agreement to develop and manufacture a variant of the An-32 in Saudi Arabia.

ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia will manufacture aircraft within two years after the kingdom signed a deal with Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov on Wednesday.

Taqnia Aeronautics Co., a subsidiary of Saudi development and investment company Taqnia, signed an agreement to develop and manufacture the Antonov-32 light cargo plane in Saudi Arabia.

The agreement, signed by Turki Bin Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Saud, chairman of Taqnia Aeronautics and president of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, and Dmytro Kiva, president of Antonov, will see a transfer of aviation industry technology to the kingdom and training by Ukrainian experts.

According to Al-Saud, the evolved Antonov-32 will have an extended range and is designed for military and civilian operations.

"Its range will be doubled or more and the kingdom will participate in developing new specifications for the aircraft to co-own this technology with the Antonov company," he said.

"The new Saudi-Ukrainian aircraft will be designed with Western engines from Canada, navigation systems from American company Honeywell, as well as other parts that will be acquired from the UK," he added.

The new joint venture will also be limited to Saudi and Ukrainian nationals, a boost to local ambitions and Ukrainian employment needs.

Saudi Arabia To Build Antonov Cargo Planes

 

[Zarvan]

Taqnia Aeronautics Co. and Antonov have signed an agreement to develop and manufacture a variant of the An-32 in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia To Build Antonov Cargo Planes

That is great news and a massive boost to local defense industry

 

[Kompromat]

A step forward indeed.

 

[Mosamania]

KACST and Taqniyah Aeronautics said the military will receive three variants of the An-132, One will be a Cargo variant, another will be for the ISR role, and a Gunship variant. An-132 Gunships baby, these are going to tear through enemy positions like a hot knife through butter.

 

[Hyde]

congrats. It's really good to see Saudi's finally putting their focus in learning and developing local defence industry.

 

[Kompromat]

LOL.. Now Russians are joining the party of milking cow.

Google is free

 

[azzo]

KACST and Taqniyah Aeronautics said the military will receive three variants of the An-132, One will be a Cargo variant, another will be for the ISR role, and a Gunship variant. An-132 Gunships baby, these are going to tear through enemy positions like a hot knife through butter.

Source?

 

[Mosamania]

Source?

It's in the interview.

 

[Manindra]

KACST and Taqniyah Aeronautics said the military will receive three variants of the An-132, One will be a Cargo variant, another will be for the ISR role, and a Gunship variant. An-132 Gunships baby, these are going to tear through enemy positions like a hot knife through butter.

You can use it as bomber also.
A work horse of IAF. Good choice, rugged & reliable.

LOL.. Now Russians are joining the party of milking cow.

Its from Ukrain & with Ukraine's current situation it seems KSA is milking it.

 

[Sinnerman108]

KACST and Taqniyah Aeronautics said the military will receive three variants of the An-132, One will be a Cargo variant, another will be for the ISR role, and a Gunship variant. An-132 Gunships baby, these are going to tear through enemy positions like a hot knife through butter.

At Last.

This aircraft is far cheaper to operate than F15s and Typhoons.

The gun ships are just what the ISIL and Houthis will fear.
Massive firepower delivered cheap and accurate.

 

[Mosamania]

LOL.. Now Russians are joining the party of milking cow.

Now you know the reason I don't come here anymore. The quality of posts and members is so low that I honestly haven ore civil discussions on 4chan than I do in this forum.

 

[azzo]

Now you know the reason I don't come here anymore. The quality of posts and members is so low that I honestly haven ore civil discussions on 4chan than I do in this forum.

ياخي عجزت القى المقابله ..

 

[mingle]

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Pak airforce should think about it

 

[Saif al-Arab]

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Congrats Brothers

KACST and Taqniyah Aeronautics said the military will receive three variants of the An-132, One will be a Cargo variant, another will be for the ISR role, and a Gunship variant. An-132 Gunships baby, these are going to tear through enemy positions like a hot knife through butter.

Come back Mosab.

 

[mb444]

Will Saudi assemble the plane from knocked down parts or is it putting together a fully fledged manufacturing unit that will also manufacture some of the parts?