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[1 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]
Iran plans to use An-140 planes to patrol borders

KISH ISLAND (Iran), (RIA Novosti) – Iran will need an additional 20 An-140 turboprop aircraft to ensure effective patrols of its national borders, Iran’s aircraft industry official said on Wednesday.
The Iranian HESA company has so far produced five An-140 passenger planes at a facility in Esfahan under license (as IRAN-140) and eight other aircraft are being assembled by Iranian specialists trained in Russia and Ukraine.