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, a Liebherr air management system and a Hamilton Sundstrand-supplied Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). The prototype was rolled out in Kiev on 20 December 2016, followed by the first flight which took off from Antonov's factory at Sviatoshyn Airfield and landed at their test centre at Antonov Airport on 31 March 2017. Deliveries are scheduled from 2018, with an estimated price of $30 million per aircraft and a planned production total of 260–295 aircraft by 2035 from Ukrainian and Saudi production lines.
On April 2019, Jane's defence reported that the development of the plane has been stalled due to changes in Saudi Arabia. Another source reported that, Ukraine has suspended the joint venture with Saudi Arabia to build An-132 aircraft.
The suspension of the An-132D multi-purpose transport project, one of the most promising enterprises of Antonov, Ukraine’s only aircraft manufacturer, has been confirmed by Aleksandr Donets, the president of the company, in an interview with a local news wire UNIAN. The twin-engined turboprop is a new-generation version of the original 1976 Soviet/Ukrainian An-32 aircraft, but with no Russian-made components. The initiative was to be implemented by Antonov, in collaboration with Saudi Arabia.
The AN-132 will retain the best characteristics of An-32, including a high thrust-to-weight ratio for operations in hot and high conditions. It will also offer reliability and flexibility to operators. The transport plane will integrate in-built cargohandling equipment for loading / off-loading of payloads, while an auxiliary power unit aboard the aircraft will allow autonomous operations when operating at poorlyequipped airfields.
AN-132 will have the capability to land on unprepared runways where other transport aircraft fail to operate. It will be used for the transportation of troops and light vehicles in standard configuration, but can be configured for airdropping of paratroopers or cargo and MEDEVAC roles. More details
The An-132 will be powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150 turboprop engines, and will feature Honeywell avionics, a Liebherr air management system and a Hamilton Sundstrand-supplied Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). The prototype was rolled out in Kiev on 20 December 2016, followed by the first flight which took off from Antonov's factory at Sviatoshyn Airfield and landed at their test centre at Antonov Airport on 31 March 2017. Deliveries are scheduled from 2018, with an estimated price of $30 million per aircraft and a planned production total of 260–295 aircraft by 2035 from Ukrainian and Saudi production lines.On April 2019, Jane's defence reported that the development of the plane has been stalled due to changes in Saudi Arabia. Another source reported that, Ukraine has suspended the joint venture with Saudi Arabia to build An-132 aircraft.
The suspension of the An-132D multi-purpose transport project, one of the most promising enterprises of Antonov, Ukraine’s only aircraft manufacturer, has been confirmed by Aleksandr Donets, the president of the company, in an interview with a local news wire UNIAN. The twin-engined turboprop is a new-generation version of the original 1976 Soviet/Ukrainian An-32 aircraft, but with no Russian-made components. The initiative was to be implemented by Antonov, in collaboration with Saudi Arabia.
The AN-132 will retain the best characteristics of An-32, including a high thrust-to-weight ratio for operations in hot and high conditions. It will also offer reliability and flexibility to operators. The transport plane will integrate in-built cargohandling equipment for loading / off-loading of payloads, while an auxiliary power unit aboard the aircraft will allow autonomous operations when operating at poorlyequipped airfields.