Russia and Ukraine have started the joint flight testing of An-70 military-transport aircraft, RIA Novosti reports. It was declared by the Minister of Defense, Anatoly Serdukov, on Monday.

"We are successfully executing plans on development and production of An-70 military-transport aircraft. The aircraft’s flight testing has been started", - said the minister.

According to him, the possibility of joint serial productions of these vehicles in Russia is currently being considered.