The first prototype of the Yak-130M aircraft is ready for ground testing 
The United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation is developing the Yak-130M advanced trainer and light combat aircraft as part of experimental design work. The first prototype has been built at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The aircraft is sent for ground and flight tests. Meanwhile, assembly of two more units is underway.
The Yak-130M was built by specialists from the Yakovlev company. During ground tests, new and upgraded systems will be tested on the aircraft to confirm the declared characteristics. Most of the updated equipment was developed by a cooperation of Rostec enterprises. Then the aircraft will be prepared for its first flight.
“The modernization will allow the Yak-130M to be armed with air-to-air missiles and precision air-to-surface weapons with satellite and laser guidance systems. The new aircraft will not only retain all the capabilities for training combat pilots but will also gain the qualities of a combat aircraft,” Rostec noted.
The Yak-130M is based on the Yak-130, whose characteristics allow training pilots of fourth- and fifth-generation fighters. The main goal of the ongoing modernization is to expand the combat capabilities of the aircraft.
The integration of new onboard systems will enable the Yak-130M to be used for training and combat missions around the clock and in difficult weather conditions. For example, the aircraft has been equipped with the BRLS-130R onboard radar station, the SOLT-130K optical-laser thermal television system, the President-S130 onboard defense complex, and the KSS-130 communication system.
The United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation is developing the Yak-130M advanced trainer and light combat aircraft as part of experimental design work. The first prototype has been built at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The aircraft is sent for ground and flight tests. Meanwhile, assembly of two more units is underway.
The Yak-130M was built by specialists from the Yakovlev company. During ground tests, new and upgraded systems will be tested on the aircraft to confirm the declared characteristics. Most of the updated equipment was developed by a cooperation of Rostec enterprises. Then the aircraft will be prepared for its first flight.
“The modernization will allow the Yak-130M to be armed with air-to-air missiles and precision air-to-surface weapons with satellite and laser guidance systems. The new aircraft will not only retain all the capabilities for training combat pilots but will also gain the qualities of a combat aircraft,” Rostec noted.
The Yak-130M is based on the Yak-130, whose characteristics allow training pilots of fourth- and fifth-generation fighters. The main goal of the ongoing modernization is to expand the combat capabilities of the aircraft.
The integration of new onboard systems will enable the Yak-130M to be used for training and combat missions around the clock and in difficult weather conditions. For example, the aircraft has been equipped with the BRLS-130R onboard radar station, the SOLT-130K optical-laser thermal television system, the President-S130 onboard defense complex, and the KSS-130 communication system.