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Antonov An-70 is a military transport aircraft originating in Soviet Union Ukraine.
Technical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 40.73 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 40.73 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Military transport aircraft
Soviet Union Ukraine
Antonov Design Bureau
Antonov Serial Production Plant
Completed state tests, open for production
Ukrainian Air Force
2 prototypes
1991–1996 2012–2015
16 December 1994
3–4 flight crew (two pilots and flight engineer (optional navigator)) + loadmasters and cargo attendants
300 troops or 206 stretcher cases / 47,000 kg (103,617 lb) max payload
40.73 m (133 ft 8 in)
44.06 m (144 ft 7 in)
16.38 m (53 ft 9 in)
66,230 kg (146,012 lb)
145,000 kg (319,670 lb)
4 × Progress D-27 propfan , 10,350 kW (13,880 hp) each
780 km/h (480 mph, 420 kn)
750 km/h (470 mph, 400 kn) at 9,100–11,000 m (29,900–36,100 ft)
1,350 km (840 mi, 730 nmi) with 47,000 kg (103,617 lb) payload from 1,800 m (5,900 ft) runway
12,000 m (39,000 ft)
24.9 m/s (4,900 ft/min)
TsAGI P-202
14-bladed Aerosyla Stupino SV-27, 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) diameter contra-rotating propeller (8-bladed forward; 6-bladed rear)
113 km/h (70 mph, 61 kn)
0.316 kW/kg (0.192 hp/lb) max
1,800 m (5,900 ft)
2,000 m (6,600 ft)
600 m (2,000 ft)
915 m (3,000 ft)
Both prototypes were produced by the Kyiv Aircraft Production Plant .
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antonov An-70 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
UkraineAir Force exact named equipment holdings: An-70. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Antonov An-70. Service scope: Ukrainian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: Ukraine. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.