Yakovlev is working on a new training aircraft for civil aviation pilots. It will be created on the basis of the Yak-152 military trainer.
The experience gained during the creation of this aircraft will be used in shaping the technical design of the new training aircraft for civil aviation schools and training centers. It will be created together with potential operators and Rosaviatsiya. Initially, the new training aircraft will be provided to Russian military educational institutions, but in the future, it may also be exported.
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the inclusion of promising aircraft models in the military training aviation fleet for modern training of Russian pilots. These include the MiG-UTS, the creation of which began in December 2023, and the Yak-152, which successfully passed state tests in the same December. The Yak-152 is part of the Yak-130 combat training complex.
It became known in the summer of 2023 that the Yak-130, which is capable of performing maneuvers characteristic of fourth and fifth generation fighters, will be updated. According to the management of Yakovlev, this is necessary "for performing special tasks and advanced pilot training".