Russian MoD and IRKUT sign contract on delivery of 55 Yak-130 combat trainers

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December 7, 2011 defpro.com

On December 7, 2011, Anatoly Serdyukov, Russian Defence Minister, and Alexey Fedorov, President of JSC IRKUT Corporation, signed a contract on delivery of a batch of Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft. Under the contract, IRKUT Corporation will supply 55 Yak-130 aircraft to the Russian Air Force till 2015.

“As part of efforts to form a new image of the Russian armed forces, the Defence Ministry pays primary attention to equipping the army with state-of-the-art hardware and to enhancing its combat capability,” the Russian Defence Minister said. “The new Yak-130 aircraft will help improve pilots’ skills and to train them to be ready to fly new-generation combat aircraft to be mass purchased by the Defence Ministry.”

Alexey Fedorov underlined that signing the state contract on the Yak-130 is the event of great importance for the company. “I’m sure that we can provide timely delivery of high quality aircraft for the Russian Air Force”, declared the head of IRKUT Corporation.