Antonov An-132

The Antonov/Taqnia An-132 was an improved version of the Antonov An-32 twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft, developed jointly by Saudi Arabia and Ukraine and intended as the fifth member of the An-24 family. It was to carry 9,200 kilograms of cargo, 75 troops or 27 stretchers, powered by two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW150A turboprops with six-bladed propellers. Relations between Ukraine and Russia deteriorated after 2014, and Antonov, which relied on Soviet-era supply chains, partnered with Saudi Arabia, whose prototype made its maiden flight to Riyadh in March 2017 for desert testing. The project was suspended in April 2019 when Saudi support was withdrawn and the Royal Saudi Air Force orders were cancelled, and the only completed prototype, the An-132D, was heavily damaged in the Battle of Antonov Airport in February 2022.