OREANDA-NEWS. November 13, 2007. Delegation of ANTONOV ASTC will take part in DUBAI Air Show’2007 international exhibition to be held in Dubai (UAE) within the period from 11th to 15th of November 2007. ANTONOV will represent to the exhibition’s visitors a number of its modern programs to be a basis for strengthening the existing business relations and establishing new ones with the operators of the countries of the Near East and Nothern Africa.

One of the main programs represented by ANTONOV at the exhibition is the further development of the AN-74 multypurpose family. These airplanes have a reputation of undemanding and effective aircraft which work reliably under the different weather and climate conditions. Today they successfully perform tasks of military depatments and civil airlines of Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Moldova, Laos, Lithania, Latvia, Iran, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates.

In 2006 a new version of AN-74, the AN-74T-200A, was delivered to the Egiptian customer. From the AN-74 previous versions it differs with the upgraded navigation and radio communication equipment.

In October 2007 capabilities of the AN-74 were highly appreciated by Qatar Transport Committee delegation headed by Ahmad Ebrahim R Al-Malki, Staff General, which visited ANTONOV ASTC.

The especial emphasis at DUBAI Air Show will be put on the new versions of the AN-74 airplane having the THALES equipment.

Cooperation of ANTONOV and THALES on the AN-74 program allows to raise considerably an efficiency of the various versions of the airplane including AN-74 intended for maritime patrol while performing:
 
- areas of water surveillance ;
- anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare;
- search-and-rescue operations;
- electronic intelligence;
- joint littoral operations;
- supervision of pollutions of environment.

Partners on program are sure that new versions of AN-74 ready to perform various tasks will interest many aircraft operators of the Near East and Nothern Africa and will work successfully in the region.