Editing Antonov An-3 (section)

== Variants ==

The project was revitalised in the late 1990s when it was taken over by [[Production Corporation Polyot|Polyot State Aerospace Enterprise]], and a marketing campaign began in earnest in [[2000 in aviation|2000]], although sales have been limited. It is available in four forms, the basic transport version ('''An-3T'''), the convertible cargo/passenger able to carry 12 passengers or {{cvt|1800|kg|lb}} of cargo (An-3TK)k the agricultural aircraft ('''An-3SH'''—"Selsko-Khosiajstwenni") and the fire-fighting version ('''An-3P''').<ref name="An-3_2002"/>

Another attempt to replace the An-2 on Soviet farms was made in the 1970s with the [[WSK-Mielec M-15 Belphegor]], but it failed.

From 2007, the "Polyot" Production Association aimed to start a series of modernization upgrades to ten An-2s of the [[Russian Airborne Troops]] to '''An-3T-10''' standard. The overall requirement was estimated at approximately 200 aircraft.<ref>Military Parade 4-2007, page 33.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avia-it.com/act/rassegna_stampa/aviazione_generale/avianew_rs_ag_luglio_2008_5.asp |title=AVIA - Associazione di Volontariato in Italia per l'Aviazione |accessdate=2011-08-25 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006143637/http://www.avia-it.com/act/rassegna_stampa/aviazione_generale/avianew_rs_ag_luglio_2008_5.asp |archivedate=2011-10-06 }}</ref> However, none of these An-3T-10s were ever delivered and the Russian Airborne Troops continue to use unmodified An-2s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Elfving |first=Jörgen |date=April 2021 |title=An Assessment of the Russian Airborne Troops and Their Role on Tomorrow’s Battlefield |url=https://jamestown.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jorgen-Russian-Airborne-Troops.pdf |journal=The Jamestown Foundation}}</ref>