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Russia orders additional batch of 30 Yak-130 training and light attack aircraft.
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Russia orders additional batch of 30 Yak-130 training and light attack aircraft
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Russia’s Aerospace Force will receive 30 Yakovlev Yak-130 (NATO reporting name: Mitten) combat trainers before the end of 2018, the Russian Defense Ministry’s official website said on Monday, April 18, 2016. "Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov and Irkut Corporation President Oleg Demchenko have signed a state contract for the delivery [of 30 Yak-130 combat trainers]," according to the website.
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 An Irkut Yak-130 training and light attack aircraft(Credit: Irkut Corporation) |
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The 30 Yak-130 combat trainers will be delivered to the Aerospace Force under the state defense procurement program for 2016-2018.
The Yak-130 combat trainer allows teaching cadets to operate planes in various flight modes and use weapons mounted on fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft. The Yak-130 is the first Russian aircraft to have all digital avionics. The Yak-130 is powered by two up-to-date Al-222-25 turbojet engines with a thrust of 2,500 kgf each. The Yak-130 combat trainer can be also used as a light attack aircraft. Owing to eight wing hardpoints, the aircraft can carry a combat load of up to 3,000 kg. |
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