Editing Antonov (section)

====Production facilities' consolidation====
During the [[History of the Soviet Union|Soviet period]], not all Antonov-designed [[aircraft]] were manufactured by the company itself. This was a result of Soviet industrial strategy that split military production between different regions of the [[Soviet Union]] to minimise potential war loss risks. As a result, Antonov aeroplanes were often assembled by the specialist [[contract manufacturer]]s.

In 2009, the once-independent "[[Aviant]]" aeroplane-assembling plant in [[Kyiv]] became part of Antonov, facilitating a full serial manufacturing cycle of the company. However, the old tradition of co-manufacturing with contractors is continued, both with Soviet-time partners and with new licensees like [[Iran]]'s [[Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company]].<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.antonov.com/about/antonov-history?lang=en|title=ANTONOV history|website=www.antonov.com|access-date=29 June 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2011/http://www.antonov.com/about/antonov-history?lang=en|archive-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

In 2014, Antonov produced and delivered only two [[An-158]] airplanes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aex.ru/news/2015/1/26/129591/|script-title=ru:ГП "Антонов" подвел итоги 2014 года: Только два новых самолета|access-date=29 June 2017|archive-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728205822/https://www.aex.ru/news/2015/1/26/129591/|url-status=live|language=ru}}</ref> This trend continued into 2015, producing one [[An-148]] and one [[An-158]].<ref name="radio.vesti-ukr.com">{{cite web|url=http://radio.vesti-ukr.com/interview/32217-andrej-haustov-poyavilsya-shans-chto-vtoraya-mriya-obretet-svoyu-zhizn-v-nebe-.html|script-title=ru:Андрей Хаустов: "Появился шанс, что вторая "Мрия" обретет свою жизнь в небе"|access-date=29 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912160747/http://radio.vesti-ukr.com/interview/32217-andrej-haustov-poyavilsya-shans-chto-vtoraya-mriya-obretet-svoyu-zhizn-v-nebe-.html|archive-date=12 September 2016|url-status=dead|language=ru}}</ref> Since 2016, no aircraft have been produced or delivered to clients.<ref>[https://cfts.org.ua/news/2020/04/22/zelenskiy_khochet_sozdat_gosaviakompaniyu_letayuschuyu_na_ukrainskikh_samoletakh_58415 Зеленский хочет создать госавиакомпанию, летающую на украинских самолетах — Центр транспортных стратегий<!-- The title was added by a bot -->]</ref>

[[File:Antonov An-132D roll out ceremony (3).jpg|thumb|[[Antonov/Taqnia An-132]] roll out ceremony in Kyiv, 20 December 2016]]
In June 2016, Ukraine's major state-owned arms manufacturer [[Ukroboronprom]] announced the creation of the [[Ukrainian Aircraft Corporation]] within its structure, thereby combining all aircraft manufacturing enterprises, including the assets of Antonov into a single cluster, according to Ukroboronprom's press service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uatoday.tv/society/ukrainian-aircraft-corporation-set-up-on-the-basis-of-antonov-670283.html|title=UNIAN News. Latest news of Ukraine and world|website=uatoday.tv|access-date=29 June 2017|archive-date=18 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118043424/http://uatoday.tv/society/ukrainian-aircraft-corporation-set-up-on-the-basis-of-antonov-670283.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 19 July 2017, the Ukrainian government approved the liquidation of Antonov's assets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/2273062-cabinet-of-ministers-liquidates-concern-antonov.html|title=Cabinet of Ministers liquidates Concern Antonov – 25.07.2017 17:39 — Ukrinform News|access-date=2017-07-27|language=en|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815062317/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/2273062-cabinet-of-ministers-liquidates-concern-antonov.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ukrinform-20170726>{{cite news |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/2273062-cabinet-of-ministers-liquidates-concern-antonov.html |title=The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to liquidate State Aircraft Manufacturing Concern Antonov |newspaper=Ukrinform |date=26 July 2017 |access-date=26 July 2017 |archive-date=15 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815062317/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/2273062-cabinet-of-ministers-liquidates-concern-antonov.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The State Concern "Antonov" (a business group, created in 2005 from the merger of several legally independent companies into a single economic entity under unified management) will be liquidated as a residual corporate entity. Antonov State Company, Kharkiv State Aviation Manufacturing Enterprise and Plant No.410 of Civil Aviation were transferred under the management of another state-owned concern Ukroboronprom in 2015. Antonov State Company continues to function as an enterprise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antonov.com/news/520|title=Following the recent announcement from the Government of Ukraine|website=antonov.com|publisher=Antonov State Company|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2011/http://www.antonov.com/news/520|archive-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

On 31 March 2017, the first prototype of a new multifunctional cargo plane [[Antonov/Taqnia An-132|An-132]] – a demonstration plane An-132D – took to the air from the runway of Sviatoshyn airfield. The An-132 development program had been implemented in the framework of a contract with a customer from Saudi Arabia.

On 24 February 2022, at the beginning of [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine]], the first attacks were launched at [[Hostomel Airport|Kyiv-Antonov-2 airfield]], the site of Antonov's test flights and home base of the planes of ''[[Antonov Airlines]]''. The planes [[Antonov An-225 Mriya|Аn-225 ''Mriya'']],<ref name="radiosvoboda">{{cite news |date= 27 February 2022 |script-title= uk:У результаті російської атаки згорів найбільший в світі літак «Мрія» |trans-title= As a result of the Russian attack, the world's largest aircraft "Mriya" burned down |work= [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] |url= https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-v-rezultati-rosiyskoyi-ataky-z-horiv-naybilshyy-v-sviti-litak-mriya-/31726400.html |language= en |access-date= 28 February 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220228004841/https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-v-rezultati-rosiyskoyi-ataky-z-horiv-naybilshyy-v-sviti-litak-mriya-/31726400.html |archive-date= 28 February 2022 |url-status= live |script-quote= uk:У результаті повітряної атаки російських військ на аеропорт Гостомель під Києвом був спалений один із найбільших та найпотужніших літаків у світі українського виробництва АН-225 «Мрія». Про це Радіо Свобода повідомили два поінформованих джерела на підприємстві «Антонов» та підтвердив міський голова міста Буча.|trans-quote= As a result of an air attack by Russian troops on Gostomel Airport near Kyiv, one of the largest and most powerful Ukrainian-made AN-225 "Mriya " aircraft in the world was burned. This was reported to Radio Svoboda by two informed sources at the Antonov enterprise and confirmed by the mayor of Bucha. |df= dmy-all}}</ref> [[Antonov An-26|An-26]], [[Antonov An-74|An-74]] and administrative premises were destroyed. The planes Аn-12, Аn-22, Аn-28, Аn-132D and Аn-124-100-150, the hangars and other infrastructure were severely damaged.

[[Security Service of Ukraine|The Security Service of Ukraine]] established that the former director general of Antonov Company Serhiy Bychkov had not provided access to the site for the National Guard in January and February 2022 and thus obstructed preparations for defence.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=uk:Служба безпеки України |url=https://t.me/SBUkr/7424 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Telegram|language=uk}}</ref>

The investigators consider that Bychkov's negligence is the direct cause of the loss of ''Mriya'', because the plane could have been sent to Germany long before February 24. In March 2023, Serhiy Bychkov was arrested, in April he faced formal suspicion in connection with the loss of An-225 ''Mriya'' and damages to Antonov amounting to ₴8.4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=uk:Офіс Генерального прокурора |url=https://t.me/pgo_gov_ua/10254 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Telegram|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |script-title=uk:СБУ повідомила про підозру екскерівникам ДП "Антонов", чиї дії призвели до знищення "Мрії" (відео) |trans-title=SBU reported suspicions to former managers of Antonov State Enterprise, whose actions led to the destruction of "Mriya" (video)|url=https://ssu.gov.ua/novyny/sbu-povidomyla-pro-pidozru-ekskerivnykam-dp-antonov-chyi-dii-pryzvely-do-znyshchennia-mrii-video |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Security Service of Ukraine |language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Destruction of Mriya aircraft: Ukraine's Security Service arrests ex-CEO of Antonov State Enterprise and serves him with notice of suspicion |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/10/7392793/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en}}</ref>