State Enterprise "Antonov" confirms the information about the start of work on the construction of the An-225 "Mriya" aircraft.

After the appearance of information that Ukrainian designers had already begun assembling the second copy of the An-225 military transport aircraft, which is the world's largest transport aircraft, representatives of the Antonov State Enterprise confirmed the information regarding ongoing work, however, made a number of clarifications.

According to Ukrainian aircraft manufacturers, the cost of building the second flight copy of the An-225 Mriya aircraft will be about $500 million, which is not as large an amount as originally thought. The terms of construction, for obvious reasons, are not specified, however, it is known that about a third of the aircraft parts are already available from the enterprise. At the same time, it is emphasized that at the moment, not the construction itself is being carried out, but design work is being carried out.

“An inaccuracy was made in the presentation of information with reference to the “executive” general director of the Antonov State Enterprise about the construction of the new Dream, distributed by the Bild publication and some Ukrainian media. Currently, design work has begun in this direction. According to the available expert assessment, there are currently about 30 percent of the components that can be used for the second sample. The cost of building the aircraft is estimated at least 500 million euros. However, it is too early to talk about a specific amount.”, - reports SE "Antonov"

It is known that work on the construction of the An-225 aircraft is carried out with a number of other countries. This can significantly speed up the process of creating an aircraft, but so far no details have been specified in this regard.