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Jan 08, 2019 (newstodate): NATO has now firmed up a contract with Ukraine's Antonov to provide airlift capacity for another three-years period.
The new contract comprising the allocation of two AN-124-100 Ruslan freighters based at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport took effect from January 1, 2019, and runs till the end of 2021.
The Ruslan SALIS GmbH, a joint venture between Volga-Dnepr Group and ADB Antonov was created in 2006 to supply AN-124-100 freighter aircraft to NATO to satisfy the requirements of its Strategic Airlift Interim Solution, SALIS, project.
Due to the rift between Ukraine and Russia, the cooperation between the Volga-Dnepr Group and Antonov was abrogated, putting the SALIS program at risk.
With the new contract with Antonov, NATO has now overcome the temporary difficulties and secured its strategic uplift capacity.
The new contract comprising the allocation of two AN-124-100 Ruslan freighters based at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport took effect from January 1, 2019, and runs till the end of 2021.
The Ruslan SALIS GmbH, a joint venture between Volga-Dnepr Group and ADB Antonov was created in 2006 to supply AN-124-100 freighter aircraft to NATO to satisfy the requirements of its Strategic Airlift Interim Solution, SALIS, project.
Due to the rift between Ukraine and Russia, the cooperation between the Volga-Dnepr Group and Antonov was abrogated, putting the SALIS program at risk.
With the new contract with Antonov, NATO has now overcome the temporary difficulties and secured its strategic uplift capacity.