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Irkut reportedly received an order from Myanmar for Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft.
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World Aviation Defense & Security Industry News - Irkut
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Irkut reportedly received an order from Myanmar for Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft
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Irkut, a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) from Russia, will deliver a batch of Yakovlev Yak-130 (Mitten) combat trainer aircraft, according to the manufacturer’s 2016 acquisition plan (#2150140358), unveiled TASS today, Jan. 15, 2016.
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 A RuAF Yak-130 light combat and training aircraft |
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Under the plan, Contract 2150140358 stipulates the delivery of a batch of Yak-130s and associated equipment to Myanmar and a specialized full-mission tactical simulator as well. The agreement was signed on June 22, 2015. The number of combat trainers to be sold and the schedule of the contract have not been released.
At the same time, Irkut continues to promote the Yak-130 on the Southeast Asian market. In particular, its acquisition plan provides for familiarization flights for Malaysian and Vietnamese pilots. The Yakovlev Yak-130 is a russian made subsonic two-seat new-generation aircraft intended for basic and advanced flight training of air school trainee pilots. Its development started in 1991. The Yak-130 is powered by two up-to-date Al-222-25 turbojet engines with a thrust of 2,500 kgf each. Owing to eight wing hardpoints, the aircraft can carry a combat load of up to 3,000 kg In addition to 250-kg and 500-kg size aerial bombs, B-8 and B-13 rocket pods, a GSh-23 gun pod, the armament suite includes the R-73 IR-guided air-to-air missiles, the Kh-25 laser-guided air-to-surface missiles and the KAB-500 guided bomb controlled by the Platan- or Sapsan-type pod-mounted optronic system attached to the ninth (underbelly) hardpomt. |
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