Aircraft
Bangladesh Takes Delivery of Yak-130 Jets
The weaponized trainer has also been exported to Algeria and Belarus
The Yak-130 demonstrator on display at the Farnborough airshow in 2012. Exports to three countries have been confirmed, with more pending. (Photo: Chris Pocock)
The Yak-130 demonstrator on display at the Farnborough airshow in 2012. Exports to three countries have been confirmed, with more pending. (Photo: Chris Pocock)

Russia will deliver 14 Yakovlev-130 aircraft to Bangladesh this year and two more next year, according to Oleg Demchenko, president of Irkut Corporation, which builds these twin-engine weaponized jet trainers. The contract with Bangladesh was signed last year and includes options for 10 more aircraft. The jets are being financed through a one-billion-dollar credit arranged by the Kremlin on the base of sovereign guarantees.