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Friday, January 13, 2012

Russia to have 50 new Yak-130 training fighter planes

Yak-130Russia's Air Force will have over 50 new Yak-130 training fighter planes under the state programme to 2020, the Air Force's spokesman Colonel Vladimir Drik said.

"In late 2011, Russia's Defence Ministry signed a contract on purchase from the United Aircraft Corporation of 55 training fighter planes," he said.

"It will continue the large-scale programme to replace the training aviation fleet of L-39, produced in the Czech Republic, by Russian-made Yak-130 training fighter planes."

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