Antonov An-132
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The Antonov/Taqnia An-132 is an improved version of the Antonov An-32 twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft being developed jointly by Saudi Arabia and Ukraine.
The An-132 will be powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150 turboprop engines, and will feature Honeywell avionics, Liebherr air management system and a Hamilton Sundstrand supplied Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). The prototype was rolled-out on December 20th, 2016 at Kiev in preparation for the first flight, planned for 2017, with deliveries starting from 2018.
Variants[edit | edit source]
- An-132D: Initial production version of the aircraft.
- An-132FF: Fire fighting variant.
- An-132 Gunship: Lightly armed gunship for counter insurgency activities.
- An-132ISR: Electronic warfare variant.
- An-132ME: Medical evacuation variant.
- An-132MPA: Maritime patrol variant.
- An-132SAR: Coast guard and search & rescue variant.
Users[edit | edit source]
- Saudi Arabia
- Royal Saudi Air Force x 80
- Namibia
- Namibian Air Force x 4
- Ukraine
- Ukrainian Air Force x 42
- Ukrainian Naval Aviation x 4
