 The An-178 is proposed to replace outdated aircraft like the Antonov An-12, An-26 and An-32.The aircraft will have avionics suite similar to the An-148, and will use Progress D-436-148FM engines.The An-178 is a potential competitor for the Alenia C-27J Spartan from Italy, EADS CASA C-295 from Spain, Lockheed Martin C-130J from the United States, Embraer KC-390 from Brazil and the Ilyushin Il-276 from Russia.