ANKARA \u2014 Turkish and Ukrainian aerospace and procurement officials made \u201cnotable progress\u201d in negotiations for the co-production of the Antonov An-188 military cargo aircraft, an advanced version of Ukraine\u2019s An-178, Turkish officials said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a complex program for which both sides are keen,\u201d said one Turkish aerospace official. \u201cWe are positively discussing several aspects of an optimal modality for co-production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parties involved in negotiations include Turkey\u2019s defense procurement office, SSB in its new acronym, Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), Antonov and Ukraine\u2019s umbrella defense entity Ukroboronprom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turkish and Ukrainian officials have agreed that the next step of the talks will involve a visit by Turkish delegation to Kiev, Ukraine\u2019s capital, to inspect the Antonov production line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Antonov, maker of the An-188 and part of Ukroboronprom, showcased the short take-off and landing aircraft for the first time at the EurAsia Show 2018 aerospace exhibition in Antalya, Turkey, Apr. 25-28. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For any co-production deal to go ahead the aircraft must be brought to full compliance with NATO standards, Turkish officials said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A TAI official said that discussions focused on what each country\u2019s industries would take up, work share, technology transfer and know-how, licensing and exports to third countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The An-188-100 will be equipped with four D-436-148FM three-shaft high by-pass turbofan engines developed by the Ukrainian company Ivchenko-Progress. The variant with four AI-28 new-generation engines also developed by the Ivchenko-Progress will be called the An-188-110. An-188-120 will be equipped with four LEAP high-bypass turbofan aircraft engines made by CFM International (CFMI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All new aircraft of the An-188 family would be capable of basing on different airfields, including air strips, and landing on short runways of only 600-800 m in length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aircraft will have an advanced glass cockpit with the newest flight navigation and communication equipment. The An-188 features a flight distance of up to 7,700 km, a cruising altitude of up to 12,100 m, and a speed of up to 800 km\/h depending on aircraft and engine type and variant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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