The Antonov An-225 Mriya, destroyed in the Russia-Ukraine war, may be rebuilt for around $500 million. Plans to rebuild the aircraft resurfaced after initial delays; no confirmed specifics yet.

Summary and Key Points: In the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the ...

The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over pilot Yevhen Bashynsky. Ukraine says it will rebuild the giant aircraft after it was destroyed as Russia’s full-scale invasion ...

The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over pilot Yevhen Bashynsky. Ukraine says it will rebuild the giant aircraft after it was destroyed as Russia’s full-scale invasion ...

The Ukrainian aircraft builder wants to resume building the second airframe that was never completed and in storage since 1994. As we reported earlier this year, the one-of-a-kind An-225 Mriya ...

The Antonov An-124 was a heavy-lift strategic military transport the Soviets built in 1982. This aircraft was similar to the U.S.'s Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and was the basis of the An-225.

See the top 10 largest aircraft in the world, from the mighty Antonov An-225 Mriya to the sleek Scaled Composites Stratolaunch. These incredible machines are marvels of engineering and aviation ...

The Antonov state-owned is working on the creation of the new world's largest Mriia An-225 aircraft, it will be lighter than its predecessor, and therefore will take on board even more cargo and cover ...

A look at the Antonov An-225 in Microsoft Flight Simulator, courtesy of Xbox Game Studios. "Using the An-124 Ruslan as a design base, in 1985 Antonov began engineering a project called "Mk. 401 ...

Antonov An-225 Mriya: The World’s Largest Aircraft Was Destroyed in Failed Russian Raid. In the early stages of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin mounted an ...

Antonov officials say another An-225 was partially built -- but abandoned in the 1990s because of a lack of funds. The current plan is to use what they already have as the basis for a new plane.

The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over Yevhen Bashynsky. Affectionately known as the Mriya, or “Dream,” the leviathan plane was the pride of Ukraine and of 38-year ...