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  "id": "yak-130m",
  "name": "Yak-130M",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Light combat aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2024,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Yak-130M Russian Light Combat Aircraft was developed to expand its combat capabilities and enhance its competitiveness in the international market. The primary focus of this modernization is to address the needs of foreign partners seeking an alternative to heavier and more expensive aircraft.",
  "specs": [
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      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Irkut Corporation Sokol Aircraft Plant",
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "length_m",
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      "k": "height_m",
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      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 9.85,
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      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
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      "k": "mass_kg",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222-25 turbofan engines",
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    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2,500 kgf each engine",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "range_km",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "1,610 kilometers, which can be extended to 2,265 kilometers with external fuel tanks."
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 950,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 12500,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "The Yak-130M serves not only as a training aircraft but is also capable of conducting light attack and reconnaissance missions. It can carry a wide range of weapons, including air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, bombs, and gun pods, with a maximum payload…",
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      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": {
    "file": "yak-130m.jpg",
    "thumb": "yak-130m-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Mztourist",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yak-130M_at_Dubai_Airshow_2025.jpg",
    "title": "File:Yak-130M at Dubai Airshow 2025.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/yak-130m.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-yak-130m": {
      "title": "Yak-130M Russian Light Combat Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Yak-130M_Russian_Light_Combat_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}