OREANDA-NEWS. October 10, 2012. JSC IRKUT Corporation, (a part of JSC United Aircraft Corporation) finalized the first delivery of 6 Yak-130 combat trainers to the Russian Air force.

On October 9, pilots of Borisoglebsk training center of the Russian Air Force completed the transportation the rest 3 of 6 aircraft by air from Irkutsk aviation plant (branch of JSC IRKUT Corporation) to the base aerodrome in Borisoglebsk city.

55 Yak-130 combat trainers delivery by 2015 to the Russian Air Force is provided by the contract signed in December 7, 2011 between the Russian Ministry of Defence and IRKUT Corporation.

Yak-130 Combat Trainer, developed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau – an IRKUT Corporation company, was chosen as the main aircraft for basic and advanced training of Russian Air Force pilots. Yak-130 can provide top-class pilots training to handle Russian and foreign-made combat aircraft of the generations “4+” and “5”. Yak-130 aircraft is the basic component of the training complex including integrated system of the objective control, educational computer classes, flight and specialized training apparatus.
State trials of Yak-130 with weaponry included have been successfully completed in December 2009. Since February, 2010 Yak-130 aircraft have been inducted into the Russian Air Force.
In 2011 IRKUT Corporation finalized the first export delivery of the Yak-130 aircraft.