The company received a government military contract this year to put out Yak-130s in an amount coordinated with the Russian Air Force, Mikhail Shibayev, Sokol Director General, said to a news conference.
The contract will demand two to four craft on Air Force application, following a preliminary conclusion to adopt the Yak for service. Orders will eventually increase, added the company boss.
The Russian Air Force has adopted the Yak-130 as its basic trainer/fighter craft.
The Sokol has previously assembled several prototype planes. A first Yak-130 made its maiden flight, April 30, 2004, Mr. Shibayev went on.
The Yakovlev R&D bureau had joined hands with the Sokol to design the plane.
The Russian Air Force has advanced a pilot training concept on which all training stages, with token exceptions, will base on unified-type craft.
The attack Yak-130 can carry every kind of latter-day weaponry, lump weight up to three tons, and efficiently copes with battle missions.
The Yak-130 is Russia's first aircraft to have a complete set of digital equipment with multiplex information exchange channels and a so-called glassed-in cockpit. Its digital controls have multiple reserves. The plane has rescue devices, an electronic-controlled power plant, and other cutting-edge systems. All parts are of Russian design.
Equipment-wise, the Yak-130 prototypes fifth-generation aircraft.
