Russia’s state conglomerate Rostec said the first Yak-130M prototype is ready for trials at Irkutsk, the United Aircraft Corporation’s key production site, with the program targeting around-the-clock operations in adverse weather. Two weeks later, UAC communications highlighted that Yakovlev had completed a second prototype and that a third airframe is in work, keeping pace with the three-ship test plan first flagged around the ARMY-2024 forum. The M variant adds the BRLS-130R radar, a SOLT-130K electro-optical sensor, the President-S130 self-protection suite, and the KSS-130 communications complex, all aimed at improving detection, accuracy, and survivability while preserving the core training role. Read more.
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| The Yak-130M derives from the Yak-130, whose digital architecture and avionics already support the preparation of crews for fourth and fifth-generation fighters (Picture source: Yakovlev) |