Aircraft
Russia Dumps An-140T Airlifter for Home-Made Ilyushins
The Ministry of Defence has revived the Ilyushin Il-112 project, a development of the Il-114 airliner.
The only Il-114 currently flying is this radar testbed. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
The only Il-114 currently flying is this radar testbed. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Russia has abandoned plans to build a large fleet of Antonov An-140T tactical airlifters as replacements for aging An-26s and An-72s, thanks to deteriorating relations with the new regime in Ukraine, where Antonov is based. Instead, the Russian defense ministry has revived the Ilyushin Il-112 project, a development of the Il-114 airliner, even though it was shelved in 2010 in favor of the less expensive An-140T.

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