Antonov
Antonov Company, formerly the Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex named after Antonov (Antonov ASTC), and earlier the Antonov Design Bureau, for its chief designer, Oleg Antonov, is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company. Antonov's particular expertise is in the fields of very large aeroplanes and aeroplanes using unprepared runways. Antonov (model prefix "An-") has built a total of approximately 22,000 aircraft, and thousands of its planes are operating in the former Soviet Union and in developing countries.
Native name | Державне підприємство «Антонов» |
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| Company type | State-owned company |
| Industry | Aerospace and defence |
| Founded | 31 May 1946 |
| Founder | Oleg Antonov |
| Headquarters | , Ukraine |
Key people | Oleksandr Donets (president of the enterprise) |
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| Total assets | ₴13.8 bn (2020) |
| Total equity | ₴9.0 bn (2020) |
Number of employees | 13,700 (2014) |
| Parent | Ukroboronprom |
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| Website | www |
Antonov Company is a state-owned commercial company originally established in Novosibirsk, Russia. In 1952, the company relocated to Kyiv, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. On 12 May 2015, it was transferred from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade to the Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry).
In June 2016, Ukraine's major state-owned arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom announced the creation of the Ukrainian Aircraft Corporation within its structure, to combine all aircraft manufacturing enterprises in Ukraine.