Modernized Yak-130M combat trainer aircraft to be presented at "Partner-2025" exhibition in Belgrade

At the "Partner-2025" exhibition in Belgrade, "Rosoboronexport" will demonstrate the modernized Yak-130M combat trainer aircraft, as well as other latest developments of the Russian defense industry. This was announced in the press service of "Rostec".

The developers paid special attention to the integration of the Yak-130M into modern troop control systems. The aircraft is capable of exchanging data with other aircraft and ground control points in real time, which significantly expands its capabilities for conducting reconnaissance and coordinating actions in combat.

The aircraft, which has already proven itself as an excellent platform for pilot training, will now be able to perform a wider range of tasks, including striking ground and air targets.

The company is confident that the Yak-130M will be in demand both domestically and abroad.

Yak-130M is a modernized version of the Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft, developed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau. It is designed for training and combat training of pilots, as well as for performing combat missions in modern combat conditions.

Technical characteristics of the Yak-130M aircraft:

• maximum take-off weight — 10 290 kg;
• combat load — up to 2500/3000 kg on nine hardpoints;
• two AI-222-25 engines, each of which provides a maximum thrust of 2500 kgf;
• length — 11.49 meters, height — 4.64 meters, wingspan — 9.85 meters;
• maximum speed — 950 km/h;
• practical ceiling — 12 500 meters;
• flight range — 1610 kilometers, which can be increased to 2265 kilometers with external fuel tanks.

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