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Antonov

Ukrainian state-owned aircraft manufacturer


Ukrainian state-owned aircraft manufacturer

FieldValue
nameAntonov JSC
logo_size250px
imageКиев, 2020 год, 06.jpg
trading_nameAntonov Company
native_nameАкціонерне товариство «Антонов»
former_nameAntonov State Enterprise
typeState-owned company
industryAerospace and defence
key_peopleOleksandr Donets (president of the enterprise)
products
assets₴13.8 bn
assets_year2020
equity₴9.0 bn
equity_year2020
num_employees13,700 (2014)
ownerGovernment of Ukraine
parentUkrainian Defense Industry
divisions
foundation
founderOleg Antonov
location_cityKyiv
location_countryUkraine

Antonov (d/b/a Antonov Company, formerly the Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex named after Antonov or Antonov ASTC, and earlier the Antonov Design Bureau, for its chief designer, Oleg Antonov) is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company. Antonov's particular expertise is in the fields of very large aeroplanes and aeroplanes using unprepared runways. Antonov (model prefix "An-") has built a total of approximately 22,000 aircraft, and thousands of its planes are operating in the former Soviet Union and in developing countries.

Antonov Company is a state-owned commercial company originally established in Novosibirsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). In 1952, the company relocated to Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. On 12 May 2015, it was transferred from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade to the Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry).

In June 2016, Ukraine's major state-owned arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom announced the creation of the Ukrainian Aircraft Corporation within its structure, to combine all aircraft manufacturing enterprises in Ukraine.

History

Soviet era

Foundation and relocation

The company was established in 1946 at the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association as the top-secret Soviet Research and Design Bureau No. 153 (OKB-153). It was headed by Oleg Antonov and specialised in turboprop military transport aircraft. The task was to create an agricultural aircraft CX-1 (An-2), the first flight of which occurred on 31 August 1947. The An-2 biplane was a major achievement of this period, with hundreds of these aircraft still operating as of 2013. In addition to this biplane and its modifications, a small series of gliders A-9 and A-10 were created and built in the pilot production in Novosibirsk. In 1952, the Bureau was relocated to Kyiv, a city with a rich aviation history and an aircraft-manufacturing infrastructure restored after the destruction caused by World War II.

First serial aircraft and expansion

The 1957 introduction of the An-10/An-12 family of mid-range turboprop aeroplanes began the successful production of thousands of these aircraft. Their use for both heavy combat and civilian purposes around the globe continues to the present; the An-10/An-12 were used most notably in the Vietnam War, the Soviet–Afghan War and the Chernobyl disaster relief megaoperation.

In 1959, the bureau began construction of the separate Flight Testing and Improvement Base in suburban Hostomel (now the Antonov Airport).

In 1965, the Antonov An-22 heavy military transport entered serial production to supplement the An-12 in major military and humanitarian airlifts by the Soviet Union. The model became the first Soviet wide-body aircraft, and it remains the world's largest turboprop-powered aircraft. Antonov designed and presented a nuclear-powered version of the An-22. It was never flight tested.

In 1966, after the major expansion in the Sviatoshyn neighbourhood of the city, the company was renamed to another disguise name: "Kiev Mechanical Plant". Two independent aircraft production and repair facilities, under engineering supervision of the Antonov Bureau, also appeared in Kiev during this period.

Prominence and Antonov's retirement

In the 1970s and early 1980s, the company established itself as the Soviet Union's main designer of military transport aircraft with dozens of new modifications in development and production. After Oleg Antonov's death in 1984, the company was officially renamed as the Research and Design Bureau named after O.K. Antonov () while continuing the use of "Kiev Mechanical Plant" alias for some purposes.

Late Soviet-era: superlarge projects and first commercialisation

In the late 1980s, the Antonov Bureau achieved global prominence after the introduction of its extra large aeroplanes. The An-124 "Ruslan" (1982) became the Soviet Union's mass-produced strategic airlifter under the leadership of Chief Designer Viktor Tolmachev. The Bureau enlarged the "Ruslan" design even more for the Soviet spaceplane programme logistics, creating the An-225 "Mriya" in 1985. "Mriya" was the world's largest and heaviest aeroplane.

The end of the Cold War and perestroika allowed the Antonov company's first step to commercialisation and foreign expansion. In 1989, the Antonov Airlines subsidiary was created for its own aircraft maintenance and cargo projects.

Independent Ukraine

Antonov Design Bureau remained a state-owned company after Ukraine achieved its independence in 1991 and is since regarded as a strategic national asset.

Since independence, Antonov has certified and marketed both Soviet-era and newly developed models for sale in new markets outside of the former soviet sphere of influence. New models introduced to serial production and delivered to customers include the Antonov An-140, Antonov An-148 and Antonov An-158 regional airliners.

Among several modernisation projects, Antonov received orders for upgrading "hundreds" of its An-2 utility planes still in operation in Azerbaijan, Cuba and Russia to the An-2-100 upgrade version.

In 2014, following the annexation of the Crimea by Russia, Ukraine cancelled contracts with Russia, leading to a significant income reduction in Ukraine's defense and aviation industries. However Ukraine has been slowly recovering the deficit from breaking ties with Russia by entering new markets such as the Persian Gulf region and expanding its presence in old ones such as India.

In July 2018, Antonov was able to secure a deal with Boeing to procure airplane parts which were no longer available due to breakdown of relations with Russia.

Production facilities' consolidation

During the Soviet period, not all Antonov-designed aircraft were manufactured by the company itself. This was a result of Soviet industrial strategy that split military production between different regions of the Soviet Union to minimise potential war loss risks. As a result, Antonov aeroplanes were often assembled by the specialist contract manufacturers.

In 2009, the once-independent "Aviant" aeroplane-assembling plant in Kyiv became part of Antonov, facilitating a full serial manufacturing cycle of the company. However, the old tradition of co-manufacturing with contractors is continued, both with Soviet-time partners and with new licensees like Iran's Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company.

In 2014, Antonov produced and delivered only two An-158 airplanes. This trend continued into 2015, producing one An-148 and one An-158. Aircraft production came to an effective standstill following the deterioration of relations with Russia, as all aircraft in production were heavily reliant on Russian suppliers and expertise.

AircraftRussiaUkraineOthers
An-392.87.2-
An-3869.09.022.0
An-7072.227.8-
An-7454.046.0-
An-12478.022.0-
An-14869.024.07.0

In June 2016, Ukraine's major state-owned arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom announced the creation of the Ukrainian Aircraft Corporation within its structure, thereby combining all aircraft manufacturing enterprises, including the assets of Antonov into a single cluster, according to Ukroboronprom's press service.

On 19 July 2017, the Ukrainian government approved the liquidation of Antonov's assets. The State Concern "Antonov" (a business group, created in 2005 from the merger of several legally independent companies into a single economic entity under unified management) will be liquidated as a residual corporate entity. Antonov State Company, Kharkiv State Aviation Manufacturing Enterprise and Plant No.410 of Civil Aviation were transferred under the management of another state-owned concern Ukroboronprom in 2015. Antonov State Company continues to function as an enterprise.

On 31 March 2017, the first prototype of a new multifunctional cargo plane An-132 – a demonstration plane An-132D – took to the air from the runway of Sviatoshyn airfield. The An-132 development program had been implemented in the framework of a contract with a customer from Saudi Arabia.

On 24 February 2022, at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine, the first attacks were launched at Kyiv-Antonov-2 airfield, the site of Antonov's test flights and home base of the planes of Antonov Airlines. The Аn-225 Mriya, An-26, An-74 and administrative premises were destroyed. Other aircraft – Аn-12, Аn-22, Аn-28, Аn-132D and Аn-124-100-150 – along with hangars and other infrastructure were severely damaged.

The Security Service of Ukraine established that the former director general of Antonov Company Serhiy Bychkov had not provided access to the site for the National Guard in January and February 2022 and thus obstructed preparations for defence. The investigators considered that Bychkov's negligence is the direct cause of the loss of Mriya, because the plane could have been sent to Germany long before February 24. In March 2023, Serhiy Bychkov was arrested, in April he faced formal suspicion in connection with the loss of An-225 Mriya and damages to Antonov amounting to ₴8.4 million.

An An-124 that had been undergoing modernization at Hostomel Airport during the initial Russian invasion was flown out in July 2025.

Composition

  • Antonov Serial Production Plant (formerly Kyiv Aviation Factory "Aviant") – Kyiv
  • Kharkiv Aviation Factory – Kharkiv
  • Civil Aviation Factory 441 – Kyiv

Airfields

  • Sviatoshyn Airfield, Aviant factory in Kyiv
  • Hostomel Airport, freight airport in Hostomel

Products and activities

LT-10 tram
Kyiv-12 trolley bus

Fields of commercial activity of Antonov ASTC include:

  • Aircraft design and manufacturing
  • Cargo air transport (Antonov Airlines)
  • Aircraft maintenance, testing, certification and upgrading
  • Aerospace-related research and engineering
    • "Aerial Launch": a joint Russian-Ukrainian project of midair spacecraft space launch from aboard a modified version of the An-225.
  • Operation of the Hostomel airport (Antonov Airport)
  • Light metro RADAN
  • Construction of LT-10A trams (with aluminium body)
  • Construction and manufacturing of Kyiv-12 trolley buses (a spin-off, using existing technical expertise).

Major contractors and partners

Contract and licensee manufacturers

  • Tashkent Aviation Production Association (formerly Tashkent State Aviation Plant) – Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) – Shahin Shahr, Iran
  • Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO) – Voronezh, Russia

Chief designers

  • Oleg Antonov: 1946–1984
  • Petro Balabuiev: 1984–2005
  • Dmytro Kiva: 2005–2024

Aircraft

Antonov's primary activity has generally been in developing large military transport aircraft, including the world's largest airplanes, chiefly for the Russian Federation and its predecessor nations.

Additionally, Antonov has produced airliners. It has also produced numerous variants of both transports and airliners, for operations ranging from air freight hauling to military reconnaissance, command and control operations.

It has also developed various general aviation light aircraft, having originated as a producer of gliders.

Transports, airliners and derivatives

Antonov's aeroplanes (design office prefix An) range from the rugged An-2 biplane through the An-28 reconnaissance aircraft to the massive An-124 Ruslan and An-225 Mriya strategic airlifters (the latter being the world's heaviest aircraft and was the only one in service).

The An-24, An-26, An-30 and An-32 family of twin turboprop, high-winged, passenger-cargo-troop transport aircraft are important for domestic/short-haul air services particularly in parts of the world once led by communist governments. The An-72/An-74 series of small jetliners is slowly replacing that fleet, and a larger An-70 freighter is under certification.

The Antonov An-148 is a new regional airliner of twin-turbofan configuration. Over 150 aircraft have been ordered since 2007. A stretched version is in development, the An-158 (from 60–70 to 90–100 passengers).

AircraftNameMaiden flightRemarks
A-6Cancelledprojected training/sports aircraft version of AE
An-2Kukuruznik1947multi-purpose, biplane, single-engine utility transport
An-3 (I)Redesigned An-2A to intercept US reconnaissance balloons overflying the USSR. Unlike the An-2A, the An-3 was a high-wing monoplane.
An-3 (II)CancelledIn an effort to replace the An-2SKh and following the failure of the WSK-Mielec M-15, a turboprop version was proposed with a new fuselage featuring a hunchback for the cockpit and an An-2M tail. Cancelled as too ambitious.
An-3 (III)1980turboprop conversion of An-2
An-41951float-equipped An-2
An-6Meteo1948high-altitude weather reconnaissance aircraft based on An-2
An-81956medium military transport
An-10Ukraina1957medium turboprop-powered airliner
An-111959turbojet-powered version of A-11 glider
An-121957military turboprop-powered transport, developed from An-10
An-131962turbojet-powered version of A-13 glider
An-14Pchelka1958light twin-engine transport
An-16Cancelledprojected stretched variant of An-10
An-18Cancelledmilitary transport (1950s)
An-20Cancelledprojected large turboprop transport; cancelled in favor of VT-22
An-20Cancelledtrainer; competitor to the Yak-30 and L-29
An-22Antei1965extremely large turboprop transport
An-241959twin-turboprop airliner
An-25Cancelledanti-balloon aircraft
An-26Cancelledprojected airliner (1957)
An-261969twin-turboprop transport, derived from An-24
An-281974twin-turboprop light transport, developed from An-14
An-30Cancelleddevelopment of An-14A
An-301967An-24 adapted for aerial photography and mapping
An-32Cancelledprojected VTOL military transport (1968)
An-321976twin-turboprop hot-and-high transport, up-engine An-26 airframe
An-341961initial designation of An-24T
An-36Cancelledprojected VTOL military transport (1972)
An-38Cancelledprojected VTOL military transport (1972)
An-381994twin-turboprop light transport, stretched An-28
An-40Cancelledmilitary transport developed from An-12
An-42Cancelledversion of An-40 with boundary layer control
An-44Cancelledcargo aircraft project developed from An-24
An-46Cancelledprojected military transport (1972)
'49'Cancelledprojected aircraft for transporting orbital spacecraft (1982)
An-50Cancelled1972 jetliner project, developed from An-24V
An-51Cancelledcivil piston utility aircraft
An-52Cancelledlight twin-piston aircraft
An-60Cancelledprojected STOL military transport, using the Coandă effect (1968); later became the An-72/An-74
An-64Cancelledprojected military transport (1960s)
An-701994large military transport, powered by four propfan engines, to replace An-12
An-711985prototype naval AWACS development of An-72
An-72Cheburashka1977STOL transport, using the Coandă effect
An-74Cheburashka1983civil version of An-72; version with engines below wings is called An-74TK-300
An-75Cancelledproposed carrier-based derivative of An-71 (1983)
An-77proposed modernized version of An-70 with Western avionics and engines
An-80Cancelledprojected airliner version of An-72/An-74 (1978)
'89'Cancelledprojected reconnaissance aircraft (1989)
An-90-projected airliner (1978)
An-91Cancelledtwin-engine cabin monoplane development of Cessna 310
An-102Cancelledlight agricultural aircraft project (1990)
An-104Cancelledlight agricultural aircraft project (1992)
An-112Cancelledprojected military transport (1971)
An-112KCCancelled2010 projected refueling tanker, co-developed with US Aerospace and based on the An-70. A competitor in the KC-X program, it was cancelled for being submitted too late, despite protests from US Aerospace.
An-122CancelledProposed 1966 development of An-22 with turbojet engines, a T-tail and swept wings. Developed as a response to the C-5 Galaxy, but cancelled in 1967 as it had no advantage over the An-22 and was inferior to the C-5.
An-122Cancelledprojected military transport (1988)
An-124Ruslan1982strategic airlifter; largest aircraft ever mass-produced
An-125Cancelledheavy transport aircraft project (1970)
An-126Cancelledheavy transport aircraft project (1968)
An-126PCancelledprojected airliner (1968)
An-128Cancelledprojected 2003 light passenger transport based on the An-28 and An-38
An-132Cancelledprojected airliner (1963)
An-132Cancelledprojected airliner (1974)
An-1322017light transport aircraft based on An-32; cancelled in 2019
An-134Cancelledprojected smaller version of An-124 without upper deck
An-1401997short-range turboprop airliner, to replace An-24
An-142Cancelledprojected AWACS aircraft based on An-124
An-142Cancelledprojected cargo freighter version of An-140 (2001)
An-144Cancelledprojected AWACS aircraft based on An-170 (1980s)
An-1482004regional jet for 68–85 passengers
An-1582010stretched version of An-148 for 99 passengers
An-1682010business variant of An-148; now called An-148-300
An-170proposed enlarged version of An-70
An-171proposed maritime patrol version of An-170
An-172projected anti-submarine aircraft (1980s)
An-174Cancelledprojected AWACS aircraft based on An-170 (1980s)
An-174Cancelledenlarged An-74 with engines below wings (2001)
An-1782015medium military transport based on the An-158
An-180Cancelledprojected medium propfan airliner, around 175 passengers (1989)
An-181HandiworkCancelledexperimental aircraft
An-188proposed medium military transport based on An-70; basically a Westernized An-70 with turbojet engines
An-196UAS, drone An-196 Lyutyy (Лютий)
An-218Cancelledprojected propfan- or turbofan-powered widebody airliner (1991)
An-222Cancelledprojected military transport (1988)
An-224CancelledOriginal proposal of An-225 with rear cargo door
An-225Mriya1988An-124 derived strategic airlifter. The largest aircraft ever built; only one put into service. Destroyed in the Battle of Antonov Airport in February 2022.
An-248Cancelledprojected airliner version of An-225, to compete with the Airbus A380
An-274Cancelledprojected cargo freighter (1985)
An-300Cancelledprojected airliner (1975)
An-318Cancelled1991 trijet project to compete with the DC-10 and L-1011 TriStar
An-325Cancelledplanned enlarged, eight-engine version of An-225, intended for launching spacecraft (1988)
'400'Cancelledprojected military transport/cargo freighter (1980)
'404 transport'Cancelledprojected cargo freighter (1975)
'404P'Cancelledprojected airliner (1975)
An-418Cancelled1989 projected airliner version of the An-124 to compete with the Airbus A380
'500'Cancelledprojected military transport/cargo freighter (1980)
STVTS-500Cancelledprojected military transport (1984)
STTS-500Cancelledprojected cargo freighter (1984)
'600'Cancelledprojected military transport/cargo freighter (1980)
'700'Cancelledprojected military transport/cargo freighter (1980)
An-7141970modification of An-14 with air cushion landing gear
'AE'Cancelledproposed liaison aircraft (1954)
An-Be-20Cancelled1964 small trijet airliner project to replace the Li-2, Il-12 and Il-14, developed in cooperation with Beriev. Cancelled in favor of the Yakovlev Yak-40, which was also in development at the time.
An-BK-1Gorlitsa2017planned multipurpose UAV
An-BSPCancelledprojected VTOL infantry combat aircraft (1972)
AnM-1Cancelledprojected agricultural aircraft (1989)
An-MCancelledprojected agricultural aircraft (1989)
DT-5/8Cancelledprojected large twin-engine transport (1951)
E-1531948flying testbed for aircraft 'M'
GPSCancelledsmall twin-engine utility transport
OKA-38Aist1939Copy of Fieseler Fi 156
Li-2V1953high-altitude research aircraft, converted from a Lisunov Li-2
'B'Cancelledexperimental air trailer (tow glider); also known as VP
'E'Cancelledprojected sport aircraft (1954)
'K'1948high-altitude weather reconnaissance aircraft based on An-2; precursor of An-6
'M'MashaCancelledprojected jet fighter (1947)
'N'Cancelled1953 projected twin turboprop airliner based on the An-8; cancelled in favor of the An-10
'P'Cancelledprojected twin jet engine transport based on the An-8
'R'Cancelledprojected twin-engine double deck transport (1948)
'Salamandra'Cancelledprojected fighter (1947); inspired by the He 162
'Pchela'Cancelledprojected STOL cargo/passenger aircraft (1955); precursor of An-14
'SKV'PartizanskiiCancelledprojected STOL military transport (1948)
T-2MMaverick1990ultralight trike for recreational club use and special forces requirements
'U'Universal'nyyturboprop airliner; became the An-10
VT-22large turboprop transport, precursor of An-22 (1960)
'Yu'Cancelledprojected large double-deck turboprop transport

Gliders

AircraftNameMaiden flightRemarks
A-11930single-seat training glider
A-21942two-seat training glider derived from the US-6
A-3Molodv1955
A-71941military glider
A-91948single-seat sailplane developed from the RF-7
A-101952two-seat sailplane developed from the A-9
A-111958record glider
A-131958aerobatic glider based on the A-11
A-151960record glider
A-17Cancelledproposed 1972 rocket glider
A-40Krylya Tanka
[Winged Tank]1942flying tank
BA-11935experimental glider
BS-31934training glider based on the PS-2
BS-41935towed training glider based on the BS-3
BS-5 (OKA-31)1936towed training glider based on the BS-4 and US-4
IP1933experimental glider
LEM-2 (OKA-33)1937motor glider
OKA-1Golub
[Dove]1924single-seat glider
OKA-21925light single-seat glider based on OKA-1
OKA-31928
OKA-4Standart-11928experimental glider
OKA-5Standart-21928improved OKA-4
OKA-6Gorod Lenina
[City of Lenin]1930record glider; led to the OKA-13 and OKA-14
OKA-7Bubik
[Bun]1930training glider
OKA-13Shest uslovii Stalina
[Stalin's Six Conditions]1932experimental glider based on OKA-14
OKA-14Dognat i peregna
[Catch Up and Overtake]1932record glider developed from the OKA-6
OKA-211933training glider based on DiP
RE (OKA-22, OKA-24, OKA-29, OKA-30, OKA-31)1933experimental glider
RF-1 (OKA-17)Rot Front-11933
RF-2 (OKA-18)Rot Front-21933
RF-3 (OKA-19)Rot Front-31933
RF-4 (OKA-20)Rot Front-41933
RF-5 (OKA-23)Rot Front-51934
RF-6 (OKA-28)Rot Front-61935
RF-7Rot Front-71937record glider
RF-8Rot Front-81941troop glider, enlarged RF-7; redesignated A-7
UPAR (OKA-11, OKA-12)1932training sailplane
US-1 (OKA-8)1931prototype training glider
US-2 (OKA-9)1931training glider
US-31933training glider, first mass-produced Soviet glider
US-4training glider, redesignated A-1
US-5 (OKA-32)1936training glider; two-seat version of US-4
US-6training glider; prototype for A-2

Notes

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