September 3rd president of Cuban Aviation CA Ramon Martinez Echevarría (Ramon Martinez Echevarria), President, General Designer of "Antonov" Dmitry Kiva and president of "Motor Sich" Vyacheslav Boguslaev signed an agreement to modernize Cuban An-2 aircraft, according to defense-aerospace. com on September 4.
Under the contract, the Cuban corporation creates a production base for the modernization of aircraft (Cuba imet fleet of 140 aircraft of this type) version of the An-2-100, equipped with a new engine the development of "Motor Sich". Company "Antonov" will deliver the necessary assemblies and components on the basis of agreements with Cuban companies. Russian company "Aerosil" put the screws . If necessary, "Antonov" organizes the training of crews and maintenance personnel.