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Second Yak-130M Prototype Begins Flight-Test Campaign In Irkutsk

01.08.2026, 11:50

Photo credit United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The second prototype of the Yak-130M advanced trainer and light combat aircraft has begun flight testing at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ), […]

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Yak-130M Adds AESA Radar And Expanded Weapons Capability

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