Russian air Force Receives the First ( Yak-130) Trainers

Russia air force receives the  first ( Yak-130) combat trainers from the aircraft drawn from a 55-unit deal.

The aircraft were flown to the air force’s training base at Borisoglebsk, about 108nm (200km) east of Voronezh, from the Irkutsk production site on 5 October.

Deliveries of all 55 trainers will be completed by 2015, A first batch of Sukhoi Su-30SMs will also be transferred from Irkutsk to the Russian air force late this year, under a production deal for 30 of the multirole fighters.

Powered by two Ivchenko Progress AI-222-25 turbofan engines, the Yak-130 has a maximum take-off weight of 9,000kg (19,800lb) and a top speed of 572kt (1,060km/h). In addition to serving as an advanced jet trainer, the aircraft can support combat instruction by carrying a maximum weapons and sensor load of about 3,000kg.

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