| Yak-130 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A Russian Air Force Yak-130 carrying R-73 air-to-air missiles and rocket pods | |
| General information | |
| Type | Lead-in fighter trainer / Light combat aircraft |
| National origin | Russia |
| Designer | Yakovlev |
| Built by | Irkut Corporation Sokol Aircraft Plant |
| Status | Active |
| Primary users | Russian Aerospace Forces |
| Number built | 214+[clarify] as of December 2023[citation needed] |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 19 February 2010[1] |
| First flight | 25 April 1996[2] |
| Developed into | Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master |
The Yakovlev Yak-130 (NATO reporting name: Mitten)[3] is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft originally developed by Yakovlev and Aermacchi as the "Yak/AEM-130". It has also been marketed as a potential light attack aircraft. Development of the aircraft began in 1991 and the maiden flight was conducted on 25 April 1996. In 2002, it won a Russian government tender for training aircraft and in 2010 the aircraft entered service with the Russian Air Force.[1] As an advanced training aircraft, the Yak-130 is able to replicate the characteristics of several 4+ generation fighters as well as the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57. It can also perform light-attack and reconnaissance duties, carrying a combat load of 3,000 kg (6,600 lb).
- ^ a b Piotr Butowski, Jakowlew Jak-130 wszedł do służby w Rosji in: Lotnictwo Nr. 4/2010, p.10 (in Polish)
- ^ Taverna, Michael (1 June 1996). "Russian-Italian trainer programme back on course". Interavia Business & Technology. ISSN 1423-3215. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Parsch, Andreas; Aleksey V. Martynov (2008). "Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles". Designation-Systems.net. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2010.