CRITICAL dependency · An-32Indicative
AI-20D Series 5M turboprop engine (complete unit and spares)
The AI-20D engine is the An-32 powerplant. Ivchenko-Progress (design) and Motor Sich (manufacture) are based in Zaporizhia, Ukraine — currently a conflict zone. Spare-parts supply has been severely disrupted since February 2022. The IAF's contingency arrangements include accelerated retirement of part of the fleet and accelerated C-295 / C-390 absorption. The dependency is the most geopolitically sensitive in the ecosystem.
Criticality
CRITICAL
Supply concentration
Single source
Substitution difficulty
severe
Geopolitical sensitivity
high
Foreign country
Ukraine
Foreign supplier
Ivchenko-Progress (design) + Motor Sich (manufacture)
Indian capability
L1 (depot overhaul) at IAF No. 1 BRD Kanpur under Ukrainian tech support. No Indian manufacture.
Localization potential
Steady-state — fleet being progressively replaced; depot MRO continues for remaining fleet
Component: AI-20D engine · System: Propulsion
Affected platform: Antonov An-32
Supplier profile: Ivchenko-Progress (design) + Motor Sich (manufacture)
Sources · 3
- AI-20 (Motor Sich official product page)officialsrc-ivchenko-ai20
- An-32 RE mid-life upgrade — MoD statementindicativeunresolved · indicativesrc-mod-india-an32-re-upgrade
- Finally, India Clears Decks For 56 C-295 Transportscrediblesrc-an32-fleet-replacement-2024