An-132D / Photo from twitter.com/antonovcompany
The Antonov/Taqnia An-132, an improved version of the Antonov An-32 twin-engine turboprop military transport aircraft developed jointly by Saudi Arabia and Ukraine, will be showcased at the Dubai Air Show, according to the Ukrainian service of Deutsche Welle (DW).
DW cited information provided by Ukraine's state-run Antonov Enterprise.
The Dubai Air Show, a biennial event, started on November 12, 2017.
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Qatar Airways is not attending the event because of a diplomatic crisis that erupted in June 2017 between Qatar and four states, namely Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt.