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The new An-178 medium-sized multipurpose transporter from Ukraine’s Antonov can carry troops and hardware just about anywhere, landing on short and unprepared airfields with payloads of up to 18 metric tons. The twinjet is the latest addition to Antonov’s An-148/158 family.

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