What is "antonov"

Antonov State Company , formerly the Antonov Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex (Antonov ASTC) , and earlier the Antonov Design Bureau, is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company. Antonov's particular expertise is in the fields of very large aeroplanes and aeroplanes using unprepared runways. Antonov (model prefix An-) has built a total of approximately 22,000 aircraft, and thousands of planes are currently operating in the former Soviet Union and in developing countries.

Antonov StC is a state-owned commercial company. Its headquarters and main industrial grounds are located in or adjacent to Kiev. On 12 May 2015 it was transferred from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade to the Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry).

In June 2016, Ukraine's major state-owned arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom announced the creation of the Ukrainian Aircraft Corporation within its structure, thereby combining all aircraft manufacturing enterprises, including the assets of Antonov State Company into a single cluster, according to Ukroboronprom's press service.

Antonov, or Antonov Aeronautical Scientist/Technical Complex (Antonov ASTC) is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company.

Antonov may also refer to:

Antonov (masculine) or Antonova (feminine) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleksandr Antonov (disambiguation), several people
• Aleksandra Antonova (born 1980), Russian hurdler
• Aleksei Antonov (1896–1962), a Soviet Army general
• Alexandra Antonova (born 1991), Russian water polo player
• Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova (born 1981), Soviet/Russian-born, Italian luger
• Andrey Antonov (disambiguation), several people
• Anna Antonova (born 1965), former competitive figure skater for the Soviet Union
• Diana Antonova (born 1993), Russian water polo player
• Elena Antonova (skier) (born 1971), Kazak cross-country skier who has competed since 1994
• Irina Antonova (born 1922), the Director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow for 52 years, from 1961 to 2013
• Ksenia Antonova (born 1990), Russian former ice dancer
• Natalya Antonova, Russian pianist and an educator at the Eastman School of Music
• Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (1906–1984), a Soviet aircraft designer and industrial manager
• Olena Antonova (born 1972), Ukrainian former discus thrower
• Olga Antonova (born 1960), Soviet sprint athlete
• Sergei Antonov (1948–2007), a Bulgarian accused of involvement in attempt by Mehmet Ali Ağca to kill Pope John Paul II
• Svetlana Antonova (born 1979), Russian actress
• Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov (born 1975), Russian banker and entrepreneur
• Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko (1883–1939), a Soviet statesman and party figure
• Yelena Antonova (cyclist), former road cyclist from Kazakhstan
• Yelena Antonova (rower) (born 1952), rower from the Soviet Union
• Yelena Antonova (synchronized swimmer) (born 1974), Russian Synchro-swimmer
• Yuri Antonov (musician)
• Yuri Antonov (disambiguation)