Iran’s Air Force Receives First Russian Yak-130 Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft | Aviation

Two Yak-130 combat trainers are currently in Iran’s 8th Tactical Air Force Base near Isfahan.

Images of the first Yak-130 Mitten aircraft for the IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force) were released on Tasnim News Agency, a pro-regime outlet with close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), on Sept. 2, 2023. At least two aircraft, 7-9700 and 7-9701, can be seen in the photos and video published by the State-run outlets.

According to the first reports, the jets are being tested in Iran’s 8th Tactical Air Force Base near Isfahan, ahead of the completion of the training of the first group of six Iranian Yak-130 instructor pilots in Russia.

The first two airframes were given some weird paint scheme whose colors (orange/white/green) remind the flag of India rather than that of Iran.

اولین تصاویر و ویدئو مربوط به حضور جنگنده‌های آموزشی رزمی Yak-130 در ایران pic.twitter.com/kgkpDo96KS

— MESHKAT (@projectmeshkat) September 2, 2023

These are images of 7-9700 and 7-9701, the first two Yak-130 advanced jet trainers of #IranianAirForce. They are delivered even before completion of training if the first group of six Iranian Yak-130 instructor pilots in #Russia. Russian test pilots performed a demo flight with… pic.twitter.com/pdil1jJ0VH

— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) September 2, 2023

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