During its first operational exercise, the Iranian Yak-130 coordinated with two MiG-29s to intercept and destroy a target drone with a R-73E air-to-air missile. A little over two months after a ...

As the Zolfaqar 1403 military exercise continues in full swing along the southern shores of Iran, the Yak-130 fighter jets participated in a joint air operation for the first time and showcased some ...

Footage from Iranian media shows the country's Yak-130 in action. Credit: Iran/Tasnim News Agency Iran’s Air Force has for the first time the demonstrated the combat capabilities of its Russian ...

IRKUTSK, September 11. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Russia will deliver the first batch of Yakovlev Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft (NATO reporting name Mitten) to Bangladesh on September 17, Rostec Director ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Yak-130 jet of the Iranian Air Force carried out a combat operation during a military exercise in southeast of Iran. The Iranian Army’s four divisions, namely the Ground ...

LE BOURGET, June 18. /TASS/. Russia may re-configure its combat training plane Yakovlev-130 into a fighter-bomber for those foreign customers who may wish to have it, the chief delegate of Russia ...

To date, it has only received a small number of subsonic Yak-130 trainer jets. Iranian media highlighted the Yak-130’s debut participation in Iran’s Zolfaqar exercise in late February 2025.

Tehran has been intensifying its military activity and preparedness with a series of drills for its ground, air and naval ...

During the exercise, the Yak-130 participated in its first-ever operational mission, working alongside two MiG-29 fighter jets to intercept and destroy a target drone. According to Brigadier General ...

It also used the newer, Russian-made Yak-130 alongside MiG-29 fighter jets to intercept an enemy drone as part of an exercise. The subsonic two-seat jet Yak-130 was delivered by Moscow in ...

The Yak-130 that was captured carrying the R-73 for the first time in Dec. 2024 reportedly had the tail number 106, so at least six aircraft (five according to some sources) have already been ...