The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday its F-35I fighter jet - “Adir” - shot down an Iranian Air Force YAK-130 fighter aircraft over the skies of Tehran as bombings continued for the fifth ...

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 ...

Russia has reportedly delivered Yak-130 “Mitten” trainer jets to Iran in the latest example of Moscow and Tehran's increasing military ties and the associated arms trades that have come with them. An ...

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 ...

The F-35I destroyed an Iranian Air Force Yak-130 light attack aircraft—a result that should come as no surprise, given the vast disparity in the two planes’ capabilities. Here’s What You Need to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Israeli stealth fighter jet shot down a manned Iranian aircraft in a historic first early Wednesday during ongoing bombardments ...

One of an undisclosed number of Yak-130 advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft that Iran has recently received from Russia. (Fars News) Iran has received an undisclosed number of Yakovlev ...

April 9, 2026: During the March war against Iran, an Israeli American F-35 aircraft shot down a Russian-built Yak-130 Iranian trainer aircraft. This was the first time an F-35 downed an enemy aircraft ...

MINSK, 20 October (BelTA) – In the near future the Belarusian army will officially deploy the Yak-130 aircraft that have already been mastered by the Air Force, BelTA learned from Major-General Oleg ...

Iran appears to have taken delivery of Yakovlev Yak-130 advanced jet trainers from Russia in what could be the first quid pro quo deal for one-way attack drones to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Yak-130 is a subsonic advanced trainer and light attack aircraft powered by two 5,512-lb.-thrust ZMKB Progress AI-222-25 or Soyuz RD-2500 turbofan engines. A Yak-130 prototype first flew in 1996, ...