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What is YAK-130? Israeli Air Force F-35I ‘Adir’ shoots down Russian-made Iranian jet in historic air-to-air combat

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that an Israeli F-35I successfully shot down an Iranian YAK-130 during the initial air battle of the conflict between Israel and Iran. This information was ...
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All About The Yak-130 Combat Training Jet

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 had many ramifications, not just on the societal and economic fronts, but also militarily. Many advanced military projects — despite having been funded and got ...
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Adir vs Yak-130: Inside the first air fighter duel of the Israel-Iran conflict

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said an Israeli F-35I Adir fighter jet shot down an Iranian Yakovlev Yak-130 aircraft, describing it as the first confirmed fighter-to-fighter aerial ...
The Aviationist

First Image of Iran’s Yak-130 with R-73 Air-to-Air Missile Emerges

The Yak-130 is now not only the most modern trainer, but the most current jet in the IRIAF inventory. Reports and observers say it could help in training Iranian pilots before the rumored arrival of ...
The Aviationist

Iran’s Yak-130 Shoots Down Drone During Exercise with MiG-29s

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. The aircraft shown armed in the video ...