The air base located in Armavir will take delivery of three Yak-130 operational trainers, representative of the press-service of Russian Ministry of Defense on Air Forces, Colonel Igor Klimov, told RIA Novosti.

At present 48 Yak-130 aircraft are stationed at Borisoglebsk training base. On October 27th 2014 pilots of Borisoglebsk training base of the Air Force Academy named after N.E. Zhukovsky and Y.A. Gagrin ferried three new Yak-130 operational trainers from the plant of Irkut Corporation. The jets will be operated by Armavir training base”, — Klimov said.

In the course of acceptance of the aircraft the specialists must inspect the aircraft, check technical documentation, check functionality of all aircraft system, avionics and flap system, and evaluate the engine performance under various operating conditions. After that a test flight will be performed.

Yak-130 is the two-seat next-generation operational trainer designed for pilot training and combat missions performed under normal and severe weather conditions. The jet is capable of destroying ground and air targets. This aircraft demonstrates the parameters close to advanced fighters at subsonic speeds in terms of aircraft performance and maneuverability. That is why it is used for training of future pilots of “4+”-generation and fifth-generation fighters. Moreover, it may be operated from unpaved runways. Yak-130 operational trainers have been used for training of cadets at Borisoglebsk air base since 2013.