Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Mikhaylo Yezhel has confirmed that the Ukrainian Air Force will get three An-70 military transport aircraft. He said that air force will take the delivery of the first Antonov An-70 "in the very near future."
The Antonov An-70 is a four engine military transport aircraft which is powered by propfan engines. Antonov An-70 flew for the first time on 16 December 1994 in Kiev, Ukraine.
