By the end of this year, Antonov plans to resume production in Kyiv of the An-124 Ruslan, the world’s largest military transport aircraft.

By the end of this year, Antonov plans to resume production in Kyiv of the An-124 Ruslan, the world’s largest military transport aircraft. From 1982-2004, 55 Ruslans were built. Plans to resume production were suspended after Russia’s military attacks on Ukraine in 2014. Now, Antonov engineers believe they have crafted Ukrainian substitutes for all Russian parts, Sergey Omelchenko, first deputy general director of Ukroboronprom, tells TV channel Direct. Capable of carrying 230 metric tons of cargo, these four engine workhorses are carry military and civilian air cargo around the world.