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{{Short description|Russian military aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox aircraft
| name = Yak-130
| image = File:Yakovlev Yak- 130 (modify).jpg
| caption = A Russian Air Force Yak-130 carrying [[R-73 (missile)|R-73]] [[air-to-air missile]]s and rocket pods
| type = [[Trainer (aircraft)#Lead-in fighter training|Lead-in fighter trainer]] / [[Light combat aircraft]]
| national_origin = Russia
| builder = [[Irkut Corporation]] <br /> [[Sokol Aircraft Plant]]
| design_group = [[Yakovlev]]
| first_flight = {{Start date and age|1996|04|25|df=yes}}<ref name=Figures>{{Cite journal|last=Taverna|first=Michael|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18544720.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145832/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18544720.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=Russian-Italian trainer programme back on course|journal=Interavia Business & Technology|date=1 June 1996|issn=1423-3215|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
| introduction = 19 February 2010<ref name=butowski>Piotr Butowski, ''Jakowlew Jak-130 wszedł do służby w Rosji'' in: Lotnictwo Nr. 4/2010, p.10 {{in lang|pl}}</ref>
| primary_user = [[Russian Aerospace Forces]]<!-- Limit one primary user.  Top 4 users listed in 'primary user' and 'more users' fields based on number of their fleets. -->
| more_users = [[Algerian Air Force]] <br /> [[Bangladesh Air Force]] <br /> [[Belarusian Air Force]]<!-- Limit is three (3) in 'more users' field, four (4) total users with primary user. Please separate with <br />.  See Operators section for others. -->
| number_built = at least 214
| status = Active
| variants = 
| developed_into = [[Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master]]
}}

The '''Yakovlev Yak-130''' ([[NATO reporting name]]: '''Mitten''')<ref name="DS1">{{cite web|url=http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html#_Listings_Misc|title=Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles|first=Andreas|last=Parsch|author2=Aleksey V. Martynov|year=2008|work=Designation-Systems.net|access-date=13 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011201653/http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html#_Listings_Misc|archive-date=11 October 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is a [[Subsonic aircraft|subsonic]] two-seat advanced [[jet trainer]] and [[light combat aircraft]] originally developed by [[Yakovlev]] and [[Aermacchi]] as the "Yak/AEM-130". It has also been marketed as a potential light attack aircraft. Development of the aircraft began in 1991 and the maiden flight was conducted on 25 April 1996. In 2002, it won a Russian government tender for training aircraft and in 2010 the aircraft entered service with the [[Russian Air Force]].<ref name=butowski/> As an advanced training aircraft, the Yak-130 is able to replicate the characteristics of several 4+ generation fighters as well as the fifth-generation [[Sukhoi Su-57]]. It can also perform light-attack and reconnaissance duties, carrying a combat load of {{Cvt|3,000|kg}}.

==Development==
[[File:Yak-130.jpg|thumb|Yak-130 at the Zhukovsky Airfield, 1999]]

In the early 1990s, the Soviet government asked the industry to develop a new aircraft to replace the Czech-made [[Aero L-29 Delfín]] and [[Aero L-39 Albatros]] jet trainers. Five design bureaus put forward proposals. Among them were the [[Sukhoi S-54]], [[Myasishchev]] M-200, [[Mikoyan MiG-AT]], and [[Yakovlev]] Yak-UTS. In 1991, the other proposals were dropped and only the MiG-AT and Yak-UTS remained.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} The air forces of the newly independent Russia estimated that its requirement would be about 1,000 aircraft.<ref name=IBT_2002>{{Cite journal|last=Butowski|first=Piotr|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-87852333.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164825/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-87852333.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=Russian military trainer strategy falls into place; the selection of the Yak-130 marks an important step towards replacing the country's aging fleet of L-39Cs. Things are moving in the simulator business, too|journal=Interavia Business & Technology|date=1 May 2002|issn=1423-3215|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>

Development of Yak-UTS started in 1991 and the design was completed in September 1993.<ref name="succès exportation">{{cite web |title=[Actu] Le Yak-130: succès russe à l'exportation? |url=https://redsamovar.com/2019/02/14/actu-le-yak-130-succes-russe-a-lexportation/ |website=Red Samovar |date=14 February 2019}}</ref> With the collapse of the Soviet Union, however, Yakovlev was compelled to look for a foreign partner. After having entered discussions in 1992, in 1993 it agreed with the Italian company [[Aermacchi]] to jointly develop the plane, which now became Yak/AEM-130;<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Italy Joins Yak-130|journal=Aviation Week & Space Technology|date=28 June 1993|page=60}}</ref> Aermacchi would be responsible for the project's financial and technical support.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Moxon|first=Julian|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1996/1996%20-%201962.html|title=Aermacchi proves Yak-130/AEM performance|journal=Flight International|date=7–13 August 1996|page=18|access-date=19 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719114041/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1996/1996%20-%201962.html|archive-date=19 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The first prototype, dubbed Yak-130D, was built by Sokol at Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, and was publicly unveiled in June 1995.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Velovich|first=Alexander|title=Yakovlev rolls out Yak-130|date=7–13 June 1995|journal=Flight International|page=20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2003/2003%20-%201460.html|last=Penney|first=Stewart|title=Agile Design|date=10–16 June 2003|journal=Flight International|page=94|access-date=19 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719113925/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2003/2003%20-%201460.html|archive-date=19 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The aircraft made its first flight on 25 April 1996 from Zhukovsky Airport at the hands of Yakovlev chief test pilot Andrey Sinitsyn.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Yak-130 – Combat Trainer of New Century |pages=30–39|journal=Take-off |date=June 2005}}</ref>

In 2000, differences in priorities between the two firms had brought about an end to the partnership, with each developing the aircraft independently. The Italian version was named [[Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master|M-346]]; Yakovlev received US$77&nbsp;million for technical documents of the aircraft.<ref name=IBT_2002/> Yakovlev would be able to sell the aircraft to countries such those in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]], India, Slovakia and Algeria. Aermacchi would be able to sell to NATO countries, among others.<ref name=IBT_2002/>

In March 2002, Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Mikhailov said that the Yak-130 and the MiG-AT had been chosen as the Russian Air Force's new trainers.<ref name=IBT_2002/><ref name=Selection>{{Cite news|last=Pronina|first=Lyuba|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-51765605.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924181339/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-51765605.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=MiG, Yak to Split Training Craft Deal|newspaper=The Moscow Times|date=1 April 2002|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref> The Yak-130, however, was said to be superior as it could serve the dual role of a trainer and combat jet.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pronina|first=Lyuba|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-51930006.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924181346/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-51930006.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=French Tout MiG-AT Partnership|newspaper=The Moscow Times|date=8 April 2002|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref> On 10 April 2002, it was announced that Yak-130 had been chosen as the winner of the tender for trainer aircraft for basic and advanced pilot training, beating the MiG-AT.<ref name="janes_yak130">{{cite journal|url=http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-All-the-Worlds-Aircraft/Yakovlev-Yak-130-Russian-Federation.html|title=Yakovlev Yak-130 (Russian Federation), Aircraft – Fixed-wing – Civil/military|journal=Jane's All the World's Aircraft|date=20 July 2010}}</ref> By then, the Russian Air Force had ordered 10 Yak-130s, and the total cost of research and development, which included the construction and testing of the four pre-production aircraft, had amounted to some $200 million, 84% of which was financed by Yakovlev and the rest by the Russian government.<ref name=IBT_2002/><ref name=Selection/> However, it was reported that as much as $500 million had been spent in as early as 1996.<ref name=Figures/>

Plans to develop a light-attack aircraft based on the Yak-130 came to a halt in the late 2011. Dubbed Yak-131, the aircraft failed to meet critical pilot safety requirements put forward by the Russian Air Force.{{cn|date=March 2023}} The air force had instead shifted focus to a replacement based on the [[Sukhoi Su-25]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoyle|first=Craig|title=IN FOCUS: United Aircraft's sky-high ambitions|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-united-aircrafts-sky-high-ambitions-373633/|work=Flightglobal|date=10 July 2012|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223140435/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-united-aircrafts-sky-high-ambitions-373633/|archive-date=23 December 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Design==
[[File:Yakovlev Yak-130 2.jpg|thumb|The underside of a Yak-130]]
Yak-130 is an advanced pilot training aircraft, able to replicate characteristics of Russian 4th and 5th generation fighters.<ref name="ato_yak130">{{cite journal|title=Reprogrammed Trainer – Yak-130 jet trainer is cleared for service|url=http://www.ato.ru/content/reprogrammed-trainer|journal=Russia & CIS Observer|first1=Maxim|last1=Pyadushkin|date=16 February 2010|access-date=11 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728191014/http://www.ato.ru/content/reprogrammed-trainer|archive-date=28 July 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This is possible through the use of [[open architecture]] digital avionics compliant with a 1553 Databus, a full [[digital electronics|digital]] [[glass cockpit]], four-channel digital [[Fly-By-Wire]] System (FBWS) and Instructor controlled and variable FBWS handling characteristics and embedded simulation. The type also has a [[Head-up display]] (HUD) and a [[Helmet-mounted display|Helmet-Mounted-Sighting-System]] (HMSS), with a double [[GPS]]/[[GLONASS]] receiver updating an [[Inertial Reference System]] (IRS) for highly accurate navigation and precision targeting.<ref name="FLIGHT_TEST"/> The developer estimates that the plane can cover up to 80% of the entire pilot flight training program.<ref name="uac_yak130"/>

[[File:Yakovlev Yak-130 in 2009.jpg|thumb|Yak-130 deploying [[flare (countermeasure)|flares]]]]
In addition to its training role, the aircraft is capable of fulfilling light attack and reconnaissance duties.<ref name="ato_yak130"/> It can carry a combat load of {{convert|3000|kg|lb|abbr=off}}, consisting of various guided and un-guided weapons, auxiliary fuel tanks and electronic pods.<ref name="uac_yak130">{{cite web|url=http://www.uacrussia.ru/en/models/military/yak-130/design/|title=Yak-130|publisher=United Aircraft Corporation|access-date=1 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003131734/http://www.uacrussia.ru/en/models/military/yak-130/design/|archive-date=3 October 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to its chief designer Konstantin Popovich, during a testing phase that ended in December 2009, the plane was tested with "all airborne weapons with a weight of up to 500 kg that are in service in the Russian Air Force".<ref name="ato_yak130"/> The Yak-130 has nine hard points: two wingtip, six under-wing and one under-fuselage.<ref name="FLIGHT_TEST"/>

[[File:Yakovlev Yak-130 MAKS 2005.jpg|thumb|Yak-130 at MAKS 2005 air show]]

The aircraft's twin engines are mounted under extended wing roots, which reach as far forward as the cockpit canopy. Two Ivchenko Progress AI-222-25 Full Authority Digital Engine Control ([[FADEC]]) produce a combined total of 49 kilonewtons (11,000 pound-force) of thrust. An upgraded, "-28" engine is also on offer, increasing the thrust to {{cvt|12000|lbf|kN|0|order=flip}}. At a normal Take-off Weight of {{cvt|7250|kg}}, a Thrust-to-Weight ratio of 0.70 is achieved with the "-25", or 0.77 with the "-28" engines. This compares with 0.65 for the [[BAE Hawk-128|BAE Systems Hawk 128]] and 0.49 for the [[Aero L-159|Aero Vodochody L-159B]].<ref name="FLIGHT_TEST"/>

Maximum internal fuel capacity is {{cvt|1700|kg}}. With two external combat fuel tanks the figure increases to {{convert|2600|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. Maximum [[true airspeed]] is Mach 0.93 (572 knots), service ceiling is {{cvt|12500|m}} and load factors are from −3 to +9 g. Typical Take-off speed and distance in a "clean" configuration are {{cvt|113|kn|km/h|order=flip}} and {{cvt|550|m}}, landing figures are {{cvt|103|kn|km/h|order=flip}} and {{cvt|750|m}}, respectively. Cross wind limit is {{convert|30|kn|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}.<ref name="FLIGHT_TEST"/>

The Yakovlev Yak-130 is equipped with the FBWS controlled engine intake blanking doors, in order to prevent the aircraft's engines from sustaining [[foreign object damage]] when operating from unpaved runways and grass strips.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoyle|first=Craig|title=FARNBOROUGH: Yak-130's engine intakes cause confusion|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/farnborough-yak-130s-engine-intakes-cause-confusion-374258/|work=Flightglobal|date=11 July 2012|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223142743/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/farnborough-yak-130s-engine-intakes-cause-confusion-374258/|archive-date=23 December 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The large canopies are sideways hinged.

Combat training suite on the Yak-130 includes simulated and real firing systems with air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, bomb dropping, gun firing and on-board self-protection systems.

==Orders and deliveries==
===Firm orders===
====Russia====
In 2005, the [[Russian Air Force]] passed its first order for 12 Yak-130s. The [[Russian Aerospace Forces]] intends to buy at least 72 Yak-130s, enough to equip four training regiments.<ref>Author: Marcel van Leeuwen {{cite web |url=http://www.aviationnews.eu/2010/03/04/yak-130-delivery-goes-hand-in-hand-with-russian-training-overhaul/ |title=YAK-130 delivery goes hand in hand with Russian training overhaul|publisher=Aviationnews.eu |date=4 March 2010 |access-date=17 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930073303/http://www.aviationnews.eu/2010/03/04/yak-130-delivery-goes-hand-in-hand-with-russian-training-overhaul/ |archive-date=30 September 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Its Commander-in-Chief, [[Colonel General]] [[Aleksandr Zelin]], announced on 8 November 2011 that the [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Russian Defence Ministry]] was to sign a contract within two weeks with [[Irkut Corporation]] for 65 additional aircraft<ref name="more_Yak-130s">{{cite journal|title=Russia to order 65 more Yak-130s|journal=Air Forces Monthly|date=January 2012|issue=286|page=28}}</ref> – 55 firm orders plus 10 options.<ref name="FLIGHT_TEST">{{cite web|last=Collins|first=Peter|title=Flight Test: Yak-130 proves versatility|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flight-test-yak-130-proves-versatility-373512/|work=Flighglobal|date=10 July 2012|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102514/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flight-test-yak-130-proves-versatility-373512/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Zelin stated that deliveries were expected to be completed by 2017.<ref name=more_Yak-130s />

The first serial aircraft was handed to a training center in [[Lipetsk]] on 19 February 2010.<ref name=butowski/> Once the 2005 contract for 12 [[Sokol plant]]-made Yak-130s for the Russian Defence Ministry was fulfilled in June 2011, a decision was made that all subsequent Yak-130 orders, both domestic and export ones, would be handled by the Irkutsk Aviation Plant of the Irkut Corporation.<ref name=Takeoff12413>Author:Mikhail Suntsov [http://en.take-off.ru/news/107-june2012/752-cadets-learning-fly-on-yak-130 Cadets learning to fly on Yak-130] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012132018/http://en.take-off.ru/news/107-june2012/752-cadets-learning-fly-on-yak-130 |date=12 October 2014 }} journal  ''Take-off'', 12 April 2013</ref> However, the Russian Air Force only took delivery of the first Yak-130 built by the [[Irkutsk]] plant in October 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-russian-air-force-receives-first-yak-130-combat-trainers-377381/|access-date=9 October 2012|title=Pictures: Russian air force receives first Yak-130 combat trainers|work=[[Flightglobal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214062226/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-russian-air-force-receives-first-yak-130-combat-trainers-377381/|archive-date=14 December 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In February 2014 Irkut Corporation revealed a contract with the [[Russian Ministry of Defense]] (MoD) to supply additional Yakovlev Yak-130 advanced jet trainers to the air force. According to Irkut president Oleg Demchenko, the company in December signed a contract with the Defense Ministry on the delivery of 12 Yak-130s to form a new aerobatics team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsirkut-to-supply-additional-yak-130-trainers-to-russian-air-force-4176959 |title=Irkut to supply additional Yak-130 trainers to Russian Air Force |date=13 February 2014 |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222013610/http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsirkut-to-supply-additional-yak-130-trainers-to-russian-air-force-4176959 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=August 2016}} At the same time, a second contract for 10 more aircraft for the [[Russian Naval Aviation]] was signed.{{cn|date=August 2022}}

====Algeria====
[[Algeria]] was the first export customer for the Yak-130, ordering 16 aircraft in March 2006. Their delivery started only a few months after the arrival of the first Yak-130s in the Russian Air Force, in 2011, and the order was completed the next year.<ref name="succès exportation" />

[[File:Yakovlev Yak-130 bd (cropped).jpg|thumb|Yak-130s of the [[Bangladesh Air Force]]]]
====Bangladesh====
In January 2014, [[Bangladesh]] ordered 24 Yak-130s. The aircraft are bought with an extended loan from Russia.<ref>[http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140128/186986607/Bangladesh-Buys-Russian-Combat-Training-Jets-Worth-800M.html Bangladesh Buys Russian Combat Training Jets Worth $800M – Sputnik International] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131045503/http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140128/186986607/Bangladesh-Buys-Russian-Combat-Training-Jets-Worth-800M.html |date=31 January 2014 }}. En.ria.ru (28 January 2014). Retrieved on 2018-06-30.</ref> Later the order has been reduced to 16 aircraft.<ref>[http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2015/1005/110031458/detail.shtml ЦАМТО / Новости / ВВС Бангладеш получили первую партию УБС Як-130] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008033304/http://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2015/1005/110031458/detail.shtml |date=8 October 2015 }}. Armstrade.org. Retrieved on 30 June 2018.</ref> The first batch of six aircraft was delivered on 20 September 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/55018/first-yak-130s-arrive-in-bangladesh |title=First Yak-130s arrive in Bangladesh |publisher=IHS Janes 360 |access-date=29 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110093855/http://www.janes.com/article/55018/first-yak-130s-arrive-in-bangladesh |archive-date=10 January 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The second batch of five aircraft was delivered on 29 December 2015, while the next five were delivered by the first quarter of 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.defseca.com/procurements/russia-to-deliver-more-yak-130s-to-bangladesh-air-force/ |title=Russia to deliver more Yak-130's to Bangladesh Air Force |date=26 November 2019 }}</ref>

====Belarus====
In December 2012, the [[Government of Belarus]] signed an agreement with Russia to provide four Yak-130s to [[Belarus]] by April 2015. Another order for four aircraft was passed in August 2015, and these were delivered in November 2016.<ref name="succès exportation" /> A further four aircraft were delivered in 2019, bringing the total up to 12 aircraft. All were delivered to the 206th Flight Training Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.janes.com/article/88504/belarus-receives-four-more-yak-130-aircraft |title=Janes &#124; Latest defence and security news |access-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514200547/https://www.janes.com/article/88504/belarus-receives-four-more-yak-130-aircraft |archive-date=14 May 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

====Iran====
Unknown number has been ordered. First batch of two were delivered in early September 2023. They are being tested under Iranian conditions at Iran's 8th Tactical Air Force Base near Isfahan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=جنگنده آموزشی یاک 130 به ایران آمد- اخبار نظامی {{!}} دفاعی {{!}} امنیتی – اخبار سیاسی تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1402/06/11/2939845/%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%A9-130-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%AF |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=خبرگزاری تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Iran Gets Yak-130 Jet Trainer – Politics news |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/09/02/2950839/iran-gets-yak-130-jet-trainer |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Tasnim News Agency |language=en}}</ref>

====Laos====
Laos ordered 10 Yak-130s in August 2017. Deliveries started in 2018.<ref name="succès exportation" />

====Myanmar====
Myanmar ordered six Yak-130s in June 2015. All six aircraft were delivered in December 2017. Six additional aircraft were ordered later.<ref name="succès exportation" /> Following the 2021 coup, Myanmar received a further six jets which were revealed at the 74th anniversary ceremony of Myanmar’s Air Force.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Arms Investigation: Russian YAK-130 aircraft in Myanmar |url=https://www.myanmarwitness.org/reports/arms-investigation-russian-yak-130-aircraft-in-myanmar |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Myanmar Witness |language=en}}</ref>

===Potential orders===
In April 2012, Irkut Corporation president Alexey Fedorov claimed that there were "more than ten potential customers".<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/more-than-10-nations-considering-yak-130-says-irkut-boss-370980/|access-date=23 April 2012|title=More than 10 nations considering Yak-130, says Irkut boss|work=[[Flightglobal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429102801/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/more-than-10-nations-considering-yak-130-says-irkut-boss-370980/|archive-date=29 April 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

====Argentina====
In 2021 Russia offered the [[Argentine Air Force]] a batch of 15 [[MiG-29]] fighters and another batch of 12 [[Su-30]] fighters and seeks also the sale of Yak-130 training jet and [[Mil Mi-17]] helicopters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airdatanews.com/russia-reportedly-offered-mig-29-and-su-30-fighters-to-argentina/|title=Russia reportedly offered MiG-29 and Su-30 fighters to Argentina|date=31 January 2021}}</ref>

====Bolivia====
[[Bolivia]] considers the Yak-130 as a candidate for the replacement of its retired [[Lockheed T-33]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airway1.com/bolivia-air-force-is-looking-for-fighter-jets/ |title = Bolivia Air Force is looking for fighter jets – Air Data News| date=29 May 2021 }}</ref>

====Kazakhstan====
Two rounds of negotiations with Russia regarding a potential order for Yak-130s took place in 2010 and 2012 respectively. No firm orders came out of it, but the Yak-130 may be bought to replace Kazakhstan's current [[Aero L-39]]C trainers, when they will run out of service life.<ref name="succès exportation" />

====Malaysia====
In November 2012, Sergey Kornev, a representative of [[Rosoboronexport]] (Russia's state intermediary agency for exports/imports of defense-related products), said [[Malaysia]] and several other countries were also interested in the Yak-130. He was speaking at the [[China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition|China Airshow]] at [[Zhuhai]].<ref name="english.ruvr.ru">{{cite web |url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_11_15/Bangladesh-wants-to-buy-Russia-s-Yak-130-aircraft/ |title=Bangladesh wants to buy Russia's Yak-130 aircraft : Voice of Russia |date=15 November 2012 |access-date=20 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311160447/http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_11_15/Bangladesh-wants-to-buy-Russia-s-Yak-130-aircraft/ |archive-date=11 March 2013 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

====Uruguay====
The [[Uruguayan Air Force]] is considering the aircraft for the future replacement of the [[Cessna A-37 Dragonfly|A-37]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=999:uruguay-mod-to-publish-future-combat-aircraft-rfp&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 |title=Uruguay MoD to publish future combat aircraft RfP |publisher=Dmilt.com |date=8 August 2010 |access-date=17 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322134543/http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=999:uruguay-mod-to-publish-future-combat-aircraft-rfp&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> with presumably used examples of the [[F-5 Freedom Fighter]] as another possible candidate.<ref>[http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8761:uruguay-air-force-mulls-russian-yak-130-procurement&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 Uruguay; Air force mulls Russian YaK-130 procurement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220085319/http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8761:uruguay-air-force-mulls-russian-yak-130-procurement&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 |date=20 December 2013 }} – Dmilt.com, 19 December 2013</ref>

===Cancelled and non-implemented orders===
====Libya====
[[Libya]] put an order for six planes. Deliveries were expected in 2011–2012,<ref name="ato_yak130"/> but the Libyan [[National Transitional Council]] cancelled the order for Yak-130s in September 2011 as part of a review of all existing arms contracts.<ref>"New Libyan Government Cancels Russian Arms Deals". ''[[Air International]]'', Vol 81 No 5, November 2011. p. 11.</ref>

====Syria====
[[Syria]] had agreed to purchase 36 aircraft,<ref name=TA.ch>[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausland/naher-osten-und-afrika/Russland-verkauft-Syrien-36-Militaerflugzeuge/story/19332358 Russland verkauft Syrien 36 Militärflugzeuge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506201410/http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausland/naher-osten-und-afrika/Russland-verkauft-Syrien-36-Militaerflugzeuge/story/19332358 |date=6 May 2014 }} Tages Anzeiger.</ref> but delivery of these has been postponed by Russia due to the conflict in Syria.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/world/middleeast/bashar-al-assad-meets-with-kofi-annan.html |title=Russia Prods Syria's President Assad With Message of Growing Impatience |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=10 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709165333/http://www.nytimes.com//2012/07/10/world/middleeast/bashar-al-assad-meets-with-kofi-annan.html |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In May 2014 Russia announced that it would supply Syria with Yakovlev Yak-130s. Syria was expected to receive nine aircraft by the end of 2014, 12 in 2015 and 15 in 2016, for a total of 36 airplanes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140505235106/http://www.avionews.com/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1159917&pagina_chiamante=index.php Syria: new Yak-130 trainer aircraft to arrive from Russia this year]. World Aeronautical Press Agency (5 May 2014).</ref><ref>[http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2014/05/05/Report-Russia-to-send-first-batch-of-Yak-130-jets-to-Syria-.html Report: Russia to send first batch of Yak-130 jets to Syria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505231303/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2014/05/05/Report-Russia-to-send-first-batch-of-Yak-130-jets-to-Syria-.html |date=5 May 2014 }}. Al Arabiya English (5 May 2014). Retrieved on 2018-06-30.</ref> However, as of 2019, no deliveries had taken place.<ref name="succès exportation" />

==Operational history==
[[File:Yak-130 on MAKS 2011.jpg|thumb|Yak-130 at MAKS-2011]]

The first prototype, designated Yak-130D and registered as RA-43130, made its maiden flight on 25 April 1996 at [[Zhukovsky International Airport|Zhukovsky]].<ref name="succès exportation" />

On 30 April 2004, the first pre-series Yak-130, assembled at the Sokol plant in [[Nizhny Novgorod]], performed its maiden flight.<ref name=butowski/> The plane was put on display for the first time at the [[Paris Air Show]] in June 2005.<ref name="janes_yak130"/> It was followed by three more pre-series aircraft.<ref name="succès exportation" />

In December 2009, the aircraft completed state trials and was accepted for service in the Russian Air Force.<ref name="succès exportation" />

The Yak-130 has been used in combat in the [[internal conflict in Myanmar]], at least since 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arms Investigation: Russian YAK-130 aircraft in Myanmar |url=https://www.myanmarwitness.org/reports/arms-investigation-russian-yak-130-aircraft-in-myanmar |website=Myanmar Witness |date=29 July 2022}}</ref> Its use has been criticised after verifiable evidence of military air strikes against civilians emerged online.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Myanmar used Russian-made aircraft in civilian attacks: Report |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/30/myanmar-used-russian-made-aircraft-in-civilian-attacks-report |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Myanmar accused of using Russian planes – DW – 07/29/2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/myanmar-accused-of-using-russian-made-attack-aircraft-in-civilian-areas/a-62568070 |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Accidents and incidents ==
* 26 June 2006: A Yak-130 prototype crashed in the [[Ryazan]] region. Both pilots ejected safely without injuries.<ref>[http://www.newsru.com/russia/26jul2006/su30.html В Рязанской области разбился учебно-боевой самолет Як-130 из подмосковного Жуковского] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116222151/http://www.newsru.com/russia/26jul2006/su30.html |date=16 November 2014 }}. NEWSru.com (26 July 2006). Retrieved on 30 June 2018.</ref>
* 29 May 2010: A preseries Yak-130 crashed at [[Lipetsk Air Base]]. The accident occurred during testing. Both pilots ejected; their condition was satisfactory. There were no casualties or injuries to people on the ground.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/01/342633/russia-investigates-cause-of-yak-130-crash.html Russia investigates cause of Yak-130 crash] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604001949/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/01/342633/russia-investigates-cause-of-yak-130-crash.html |date=4 June 2010 }}. Flightglobal.com (26 June 2018). Retrieved on 2018-06-30.</ref><ref>[http://www.rian.ru/incidents/20100529/240064171.html В Липецке упал самолет ВВС РФ ЯК-130 – РИА Новости, 29.05.2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129164703/http://rian.ru/incidents/20100529/240064171.html |date=29 November 2010 }}. Rian.ru (29 May 2010). Retrieved on 2018-06-30.</ref>
* 15 April 2014: A Yak-130 crashed in the [[Astrakhan]] region, 25&nbsp;km from [[Akhtubinsk]] near the village of Bataevka. Both pilots ejected, but one of them, Lt. Col. Sergei Seregin, was killed. The cause of the accident was a malfunction. The Yak-130 was owned by the [[Borisoglebsk (air base)|1080th Red Banner Aviation Centre for Retraining of Personnel]] named after [[Valery Chkalov|V.P. Chkalov]] at [[Borisoglebsk]]. There were no casualties or damage to those on the ground.<ref>[http://volgograd.kp.ru/daily/26219/3103523/ Plane crash near Astrakhan: Yak-130 crashed due to technical problems] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028024927/http://volgograd.kp.ru/daily/26219/3103523/ |date=28 October 2014 }}. Volgograd.kp.ru (15 April 2014). Retrieved on 30 June 2018.</ref>
* 11 July 2017: A [[Bangladesh Air Force]] Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed at [[Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong|Lohagara]] in Bangladesh’s southeastern [[Chittagong District]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/72206/bangladesh-air-force-training-aircraft-crashes-in-chittagong |title=Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashes in Chittagong |website=[[IHS Jane’s]] |access-date=11 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711184235/http://www.janes.com/article/72206/bangladesh-air-force-training-aircraft-crashes-in-chittagong |archive-date=11 July 2017 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all }}</ref> Both pilots were unharmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/07/11/bangladesh-air-force-training-aircraft-crashes-in-chittagong|title=Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashes in Chittagong, pilots unharmed|website=[[bdnews24.com]]|access-date=12 July 2017}} {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* 27 December 2017: Two [[Bangladesh Air Force]] Yakovlev Yak-130s crashed at [[Maheshkhali Island]] in [[Cox's Bazar]] due to a mid-air collision. The official report states that the accident happened during the breaking of formation at a training exercise. All four pilots were rescued alive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/12/27/air-force-training-plane-crashes-in-coxs-bazar-rescue-operation-under-way|title=Accident involving two training jets of Air Force reported in Cox's Bazar|website=[[Bdnews24.com]]|date=27 December 2017|access-date=27 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227151639/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/12/27/air-force-training-plane-crashes-in-coxs-bazar-rescue-operation-under-way|archive-date=27 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/2-baf-training-aircrafts-crash-coxs-bazar-1511089|title=2 BAF training aircrafts &#91;sic&#93; crash in Cox's Bazar, 4 pilots rescued|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=27 December 2017|access-date=27 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227200507/http://www.thedailystar.net/country/2-baf-training-aircrafts-crash-coxs-bazar-1511089|archive-date=27 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 19 May 2021: A [[Belarusian Air Force]] Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed in [[Baranavichy]], causing minor damage to one house in the city. Both pilots ejected but died.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.onliner.by/2021/05/19/v-baranovichax-upal-samolet|title=В Барановичах упал учебно-боевой самолет Як-130. Погибли двое летчиков – Лайфстайл Onlíner|first1=Ольга |last1=Прокопьева |first2=Артем |last2=Беговский |first3=Дарья |last3=Спевак |first4=Дмитрий |last4=Мелеховец |date=19 May 2021|website=Onlíner}}</ref>
* 18 February 2022: Anti-Junta People's Defence Forces (PDFs) in Myanmar claimed they had damaged two Yak-130s at an air force base in Hmawbi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nash |first=Ed |date=2022-02-22 |title=Myanmar Anti-Government Forces Claim to have Sabotaged Two Yak-130s – Conflicts – Military Matters |url=https://militarymatters.online/defense-news/conflicts/myanmar-anti-government-forces-claim-to-have-sabotaged-two-yak-130s/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Ed Nash's Military Matters |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
* 29 June 2022: A [[Myanmar Air Force]] Yak-130 is believed to have been damaged following a bird strike.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Thu |first1=Kyaw |last2=Din |first2=Tha |title=A junta's YAK-130 fighter jet was totally damaged; Bird entered the engine after an air raid near Ukrithta camp – Tha Din |url=https://thadinn.com/en_US/a-juntas-yak-130-fighter-jet-was-totally-damaged-bird-entered-the-engine-after-an-air-raid-near-ukrithta-camp/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 9 May 2024: A [[Bangladesh Air Force]] Yak-130 crashed in [[Chattogram]]. Bangladeshi officials attributed the crash to a possible mechanical failure. CCTV video shows the aircraft performing three [[Aileron roll|aileron rolls]] while rapidly descending before impacting the runway right-side-up and without landing gear. The aircraft then caught fire and bounced upwards, taking off again. Both crew members [[Ejection seat|ejected]] and were rescued alive. The pilot died in hospital while the co-pilot sustained serious injuries.<ref name="A fighter pilot suffers a terrible accident after trying to emulate Top Gun's low altitude triple flip">{{cite web |date=14 May 2024 |title=A fighter pilot suffers a terrible accident after trying to emulate Top Gun's low altitude triple flip |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/mediterranean/20240514/9642815/combat-pilot-suffers-terrible-accident-loop-maneuver-top-gun-maverick-cruise-flip-plane-bangladesh.html |access-date=18 May 2024 |publisher=La Vanguardia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pilot dies after training plane crashes in SE Bangladesh-Xinhua |url=https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20240510/cd88f710c6e24a2fbe842d92e7299851/c.html#:~:text=According%20to%20an%20ISPR%20statement,died%20at%20a%20navy%20hospital |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=english.news.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2024 |title=Air Force training jet crashes near Chattogram port; one pilot dies, another injured |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/air-force-training-aircraft-crashes-near-chattogram-port-2-pilots-injured-846731 |access-date=9 May 2024 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pilot killed as air force jet trainer crashes in Chittagong |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/346048/air-force-trainer-jet-crashes-in-chittagong |access-date=9 May 2024 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=9 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shadow_Ass |date=2024-05-12 |title=New footage from that Bangladesh crash from a couple of days ago |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1cq8ue7/new_footage_from_that_bangladesh_crash_from_a/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=r/aviation}}</ref>
* 10 October 2024: A Russian Air Force Yak-130 crashed in [[Volgograd Oblast]]. The pilot ejected from the aircraft<ref>{{Cite web |title=В Волгоградской области упал Як-130 |url=https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/22088877 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=TACC |language=ru}}</ref>
* 06 November 2024: A [[Vietnam People's Air Force]] Yak-130, belonging to the 940th Air Training Regiment, crashed while conducting a training flight over the skies of [[Bình Định province]]. Both pilots ejected from the aircraft and were rescued alive.<ref>https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/military-plane-crashes-in-central-vietnam-pilots-found-4812930.html</ref>

==Variants==
;[[File:Yak130 newnose.jpg|thumb|Yak-131]]Yakovlev Yak-130D:Yak-130 prototype.<ref name="succès exportation" />
;Yakovlev Yak-130 :Basic dual-seat advanced trainer.
;Yakovlev Yak-131 :Light attack aircraft, designed as a replacement for the [[Sukhoi Su-25]].<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russian-air-force-to-order-su-25-replacement-372103/ News: Russian Air Force to Order SU-25 Replacement E] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220124556/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russian-air-force-to-order-su-25-replacement-372103/ |date=20 February 2016 }}. Flightglobal.com (21 May 2012). Retrieved on 2018-06-30.</ref> This version will have cockpit and engine armour, a [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1|GSh-30-1]] autocannon, and either the [[Phazotron]] Kopyo radar with mechanical or electronic beam scanning, or the [[Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design|Tikhomirov NIIP]] Osa [[Passive electronically scanned array|passive phased array radar]]<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/yak-130-makes-first-appearance-167094/ Yak-130 makes first appearance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302001714/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/yak-130-makes-first-appearance-167094/ |date=2 March 2016 }}. Flightglobal.com (17 June 2003). Retrieved on 2018-06-30.</ref>
;Yakovlev Yak-133 :Light Strike Aircraft for [[Post-PFI Soviet/Russian aircraft projects#LUS|LUS]]. The project was canceled in the early 1990s.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
;Yakovlev Yak-133IB: Fighter-bomber.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
;Yakovlev Yak-133PP: Electronic countermeasure platform.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
;Yakovlev Yak-133R: Tactical reconnaissance variant.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
;Yakovlev Yak-135: Four-seat VIP transport.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
; Yakovlev Yak-130M: Modernized version with more weapons and equipment which was unveiled in August 2024. Mainly intended for the export market.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rosoboronexport says it plans to supply Yak-130M aircraft to Africa | website=African Initiative - news agency | date=2024-08-14 | url=https://afrinz.ru/en/2024/08/rosoboronexport-says-it-plans-to-supply-yak-130m-aircraft-to-africa/ | ref={{sfnref | African Initiative - news agency | 2024}} | access-date=2024-08-17}}</ref>

== Operators ==
[[File:Yak-130 and M-346 operators.png|thumb|350x350px|Operators of the Yak-130 (in red) and M-346 (in blue)]]
'''{{Flag|Algeria}}'''
* [[Algerian Air Force]] – 16 in service<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Embraer |first=In association with |title=2023 World Air Forces directory |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2023-world-air-forces-directory/151088.article |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref>
** 620th Advanced Training Squadron<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orbats |url=https://www.scramble.nl/planning/orbats/algeria/algeria-air-force |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.scramble.nl}}</ref>

'''{{BAN}}'''
* [[Bangladesh Air Force]] – 12 in service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia completes delivery of Yak-130 fighter trainers to Bangladesh |url=https://tass.com/economy/936772 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=TASS}}</ref> Four lost in training accidents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mid-air collision Incident Yakovlev Yak-130 15103, 27 Dec 2017 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/203449 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mid-air collision Incident Yakovlev Yak-130 15105, 27 Dec 2017 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/203450 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=Air Force training jet crashes near Chattogram port; one pilot dies, another injured |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/air-force-training-aircraft-crashes-near-chattogram-port-2-pilots-injured-846731 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>
** No. 21 Squadron (''Avengers'')
** No. 105 Squadron (''Trident'')

'''{{Flag|Belarus}}'''
* [[Belarusian Air Force]] – 11 in service.<ref name=":0"/> One lost in a training flight in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two pilots dead after Yak-130 combat training plane crashes in Belarus |url=https://tass.com/emergencies/1291461 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=TASS}}</ref> To be retrofit with the Belarusian Talisman ADS.

'''{{IRI}}'''
* [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force]] – At least 6 in service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/iran-receives-yak-130-advanced-jet-trainer-light-attack-aircraft|title=Iran receives Yak-130 advanced jet trainer, light attack aircraft|website=Janes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/iran-takes-delivery-russian-supplied-yak-130-trainers|title=Iran Takes Delivery Of Russian-Supplied Yak-130 Trainers &#124; Aviation Week Network|website=aviationweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Satam |first=Parth |date=2024-12-12 |title=First Image of Iran’s Yak-130 with R-73 Air-to-Air Missile Emerges |url=https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/12/iran-yak-130-r-73-aam/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=The Aviationist |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''{{LAO}}'''
* [[Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force]] – 4 in service. 6 on order.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2019-01-21/laos-receives-yak-130-combat-jet-trainers|title=Laos Receives Yak-130 Combat Jet Trainers &#124; AIN|first=Vladimir|last=Karnozov|website=Aviation International News}}</ref>

'''{{MMR}}'''
* [[Myanmar Air Force]] – 18 in service<ref name=":0" />

'''{{RUS}}'''
* [[Russian Aerospace Forces]] – 112+ in service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=bmpd |date=2023-01-11 |title=Поставки боевых самолетов в Вооруженные Силы России в 2022 году |url=https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4642641.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=bmpd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=bmpd |date=2023-07-11 |title=Министерство обороны России получило первые в 2023 году самолёты Як-130 |url=https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4724652.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=bmpd}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web | title=ЦАМТО / / ОАК передала партию Су-30МС2 и Як-130 Минобороны России | website=ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | date=2023-12-04 | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1204/081576739/detail.shtml | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | 2023}} | access-date=2023-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Ростех передал Минобороны партию учебно-боевых самолетов Як-130 | website=Ростех | url=https://rostec.ru/news/rostekh-peredal-minoborony-partiyu-uchebno-boevykh-samoletov-yak-130/ | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | Ростех}} | access-date=2024-06-11}}</ref> 117+ serial aircraft delivered from 2009-2023, with 5 hull losses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety WikiBase > ASN Aviation Safety Database results |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/type/Y130 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
** 160th Training Aviation Regiment
** 713th Training Aviation Regiment
** [[929th State Flight Test Centre named for V. P. Chkalov|929th State Flight Test Centre named after V. P. Chkalov]]
* [[Russian Naval Aviation]] = 10 on order. To replace the [[Aero L-39 Albatros|Aero L-39]].<ref name=":0" />
** 859th Centre for Combat Application and Crew Training for Naval Aviation

'''{{VIE}}'''
* [[Vietnam People's Air Force]] – 11 in service, 1 lost due to a crash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/01/29/vietnam-orders-350m-combat-training-jets-from-russia-vedomosti-a69074%7D|title=The Moscow Times|website=The Moscow Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unroca.org/russian-federation/report/2021/|title=UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)|website=www.unroca.org}}</ref><ref>https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/may-bay-quan-su-yak-130-roi-tai-binh-dinh-2-phi-cong-mat-tich-20241106151442771.htm</ref>

==Specifications (Yak-130)==
[[File:Yak-130D.svg|350px|right]]
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|ref= YAK-130<ref name="Yak">{{cite web |title=A.S.Yakovlev design bureau –:– programs –:– new –:– Yak-130 |url=http://www.yak.ru/ENG/PROD/new_130.php |website=www.yak.ru |access-date=7 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231001918/http://www.yak.ru/ENG/PROD/new_130.php |archive-date=31 December 2006}}</ref>
|prime units?=met
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|crew=2
|length m=11.49
|length note=
|span m=9.84
|span note=
|height m=4.76
|height note=
|wing area sqm=23.52
|wing area note=
|aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes -->
|airfoil=
|empty weight kg=4600
|empty weight note=
|gross weight kg=7250
|gross weight note=
|max takeoff weight kg=10290
|max takeoff weight note=
|fuel capacity=
|more general=
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|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=[[Ivchenko-Progress AI-222-25]]
|eng1 type=[[turbofan]] engines
|eng1 kn=24.52
|eng1 note=
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|max speed kmh=1060
|max speed note=
|cruise speed kmh=887
|cruise speed note=
|stall speed kmh=165
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|never exceed speed note=
|minimum control speed kmh=
|minimum control speed note=
|range km=2100
|range note=
|combat range km=555
|combat range note=<ref name="miltoday">{{cite web |title=Yakovlev / Aermacchi Yak-130 - Basic and advanced trainer |url=http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/yakovlev_yak130.htm |access-date=7 October 2019 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311150217if_/http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/yakovlev_yak130.htm |archive-date=11 March 2016}}</ref>
|ferry range km=
|ferry range note=
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|ceiling m=12500
|ceiling note=
|g limits=<big>+</big>8.0 <big>−</big>3.0
|roll rate=<!-- aerobatic -->
|climb rate ms=65
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude=
|wing loading kg/m2=276.4
|wing loading note=
|fuel consumption kg/km=
|thrust/weight=0.70<ref name="collins">{{cite web |last1=Collins  |first1=Peter |title=Flight Test: Yak-130 proves versatility |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flight-test-yak-130-proves-versatility-373512/ |website=Flightglobal.com |publisher=Flight |access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref>
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|hardpoints=9 (1 on each wingtip, 3 under each wing, and 1 under the fuselage)<ref name=FLIGHT_TEST />
|hardpoint capacity=up to {{cvt|3000|kg|0}}
|hardpoint rockets=80mm S-8 rocket, S-25 rocket
|hardpoint missiles= [[R-73 (missile)|R-73]] infrared-homing air-to-air missiles
|hardpoint bombs= FAB-M62, ZB-500, KAB-500Kr
|hardpoint other=
|avionics=
|guns=SNPU-130 gun pod}}

==See also==
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{{aircontent
|related=
* [[Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle]]
* [[Boeing T-7 Red Hawk]]
* [[Hongdu L-15]]
* [[KAI T-50 Golden Eagle]]
* [[TAI Hürjet]]
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}}

==References== 
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==Sources==
{{Refbegin}}
* Butowski, Piotr. "Russian T-Bird". ''[[Air International]]'', Vol. 83 No. 3, September 2012. pp.&nbsp;92–95. {{ISSN|0306-5634}}.
* Gunston, Bill. ''Yakovlev Aircraft since 1924''. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1997. {{ISBN|1-55750-978-6}}.
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==External links==
{{commons}}
* [http://www.yak.ru/ENG/PROD/new_130.php A.S.Yakovlev designe bureau–Yak-130] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231001918/http://www.yak.ru/ENG/PROD/new_130.php |date=31 December 2006 }} and [http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/aerospace-systems/combat-trainers/yak-130/presentation#1 Training (combat-training) aircraft Yak-130 on Official website by Rosoboronexport]

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