Last year, the russian defense industry officially presented its Yak-130M, a modernized version of the Yak-130 training aircraft, for the first time at the Armiya-2024 forum. Back then, we wrote about how realistic it was that this aircraft could replace the Su-25 in russia.
Last fall, the CEO of JSC Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheyev, said that they allegedly have clients interested in this aircraft. We are talking about clients from Southeast Asia. russia has clearly outlined plans to promote the Yak-130M for export as a light combat aircraft.
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At the same time, the russian JSC Yakovlev Corporationrecently reported that work is underway on three prototypes of the Yak-130M combat trainer. In particular, russians note that "the systems and units are being completed".
At the same time, russians do not say when the first flight of this aircraft will take place. It is also noted that design documentation was released to equip Yak-130M aircraft with President-S onboard defense systems. They are currently producing prototypes of these containers. This system is designed to protect against anti-aircraft and aircraft missiles.
russians continue to promote the modernized Yak-130M for export as a light combat aircraft. They claim that this aircraft can perform combat missions in low-intensity conflicts.
According to Mikheyev, the demand for the modernized Yak-130Ms is currently estimated to be 40 aircraft. It is known that customers from the Asia-Pacific region and Africa are interested in these aircraft.
Earlier Defense Express reported that russia had confirmed Su-57 export deal.
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