Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 18, 2021 – Economy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Oleg Urusky announced that the Ministry of Strategic Industries and the state concern Ukroboronprom are considering the possibility of resuming production of the An-74 at the Kharkiv State Aircraft Production Enterprise.
“A number of decisions have been made regarding the importance of including in the state defense order the supply of An-74 aircraft in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, conducting legislative initiatives to improve the financial condition of the KhDAVP,” he wrote on Facebook.
Urusky added that the issue of amending the legislation on the pricing of military products and advancing state contracts under the state defense order is also being considered.
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Yuriy Gusev, General Director of Ukroboronprom, said that the issue of repayment of salary arrears to KhDAVP employees (UAH 239 million) and loading of the enterprise as part of the formation of a new state defense order was considered.
The president of the Ukraviaprom association, Viktor Popov, stated on Public Kharkiv that the state plans to purchase eight An-74 aircraft from the KhDAVP. According to him, a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council will be held on this issue by February 1.
Earlier it was reported that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine ordered three new An-178 military transport aircraft from Antonov.