Sunday, March 1, 2015

“Izvestia”: AN-70 was expelled from the state armaments program – BBC

"Izvestia": AN-70 was expelled from the state armaments program – BBC

Russian Defense Ministry has excluded from the state armament program of the Russian-Ukrainian aircraft An-70 development. About this newspaper «News» , citing sources in the military.

It is noted that the joint development of the aircraft began in 2010, but later the Ukrainian side has frozen work together. Russia has spent 2.95 billion rubles. to carry out the work. It was expected that by 2020 the Russian Monoborony acquire 60 aircraft AN-70.

After the ouster of former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, the Ukrainian side started the independent development of the aircraft – in January 2015 Ukraine took the aircraft into service.

The source said that the Defense Ministry is considering the possibility of filing a lawsuit in the amount of 2.95 billion rubles., which have been translated into design AN-70.

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