ترجم المنتدى عربي بارك الله فيكThere were criticisms that the An-132D was being pursued for political and industrial reasons rather than to meet an urgent military requirement With Taqnia and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), driving the project, it promised to be the first major indigenous aircraft programme.
The acquisition of elements of Taqnia and KACST by Saudi Arabia Military Industries (SAMI) led to a suspension of the An-132D programme. SAMI CEO, Dr Andreas Schwer, explained: “The focus of the RSAF (and other local customers) has changed from a 10 tonne payload platform to higher capacity platforms.”