Russia Pursues Development Of New Military Transport Aircraft

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other Russian officials

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (center) visited the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk on Oct. 11. 

Credit: Russian Defense Ministry
During a visit to the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk in October, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, intentionally or not, revealed the existence of a new heavy military transport aircraft program. While inspecting the renovation of an Antonov An-124-100 super-heavy transport aircraft with Military...

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