A twin-engine advanced trainer family engineered with a substantial light-attack capability and later fielded with guided and conventional combat stores.
Development
Yakovlev Yak-130 armed family was developed by Yakovlev Design Bureau in Russian Federation as a attack aircraft. The family first flew in 1996. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Yakovlev Yak-130 armed family is represented primarily in the attack aircraft role. The sourced variant records include service with Russian Aerospace Forces. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include battlefield interdiction.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include Yak-130D demonstrator and Yak-130 production configuration.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yak-130 production configuration | Production | Attack | Russian Aerospace Forces |
| Yak-130D demonstrator | Prototype | Attack | Russian Aerospace Forces |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
Yak-130D demonstrator — C018 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 2
Powerplant: 2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222-25 turbofans
Armament: External stations support guided and unguided air-to-surface weapons, air-to-air missiles, rockets, bombs, and gun pods by operator.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1996-97 — Jane's Information Group · Tier 3
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2001-02 — Jane's Information Group · Tier 3