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MiG, Yak to Split Training Craft Deal, THE MOSCOW TIMES

April 1, 2002 | Lyuba Pronina | Copyright
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In a compromise decision, the air force said over the weekend it has selected both the Yak-130 and the MiG-AT as its new trainer jets. The manufacturers of both jets have been involved in an almost decade- long tender to replace the air force's aging fleet of Czech-made L- 29 and L-39 trainers. Interfax-Military News reported in mid-March that the tender commission had opted for the Yak-130. Analysts had said at the time that rejection by the air force would shatter any ambitions the company had to export the MiG-AT. Air force spokesman Alexander Drobyshevsky said by telephone Sunday that a decision has been made under which the air force will fly both trainers. He said the Yak-130 was recognized as both a trainer and combat jet for the air force, while the MiG-AT will be used purely as a trainer jet. …

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