Firm orders Russia In 2005, the Russian Air Force ordered 12 Yak-130s. The
Russian Aerospace Forces intended to buy at least 72 Yak-130s, enough to equip four training regiments. In November 2011, the
Russian Defence Ministry signed a contract with
Irkut Corporation for 65 additional aircraft – 55 firm orders plus 10 options. Deliveries were expected to be completed by 2017. In October 2012, the Russian Air Force took delivery of the first Yak-130 built by the
Irkutsk plant. In February 2014, Irkut Corporation revealed a contract with the MoD to supply additional Yakovlev Yak-130 advanced jet trainers to the air force. According to Irkut president Oleg Demchenko, the company in December signed a contract with the MoD on the delivery of 12 Yak-130s to form a new aerobatics team. At the same time, a second contract for 10 more aircraft for the
Russian Naval Aviation was signed.
Algeria Algeria was the first export customer for the Yak-130, ordering 16 aircraft in March 2006. Their delivery started only a few months after the arrival of the first Yak-130s in the Russian Air Force, in 2011, and the order was completed the next year. Later the order was reduced to 16 aircraft. The first batch of six aircraft was delivered on 20 September 2015.
Belarus In December 2012, the
government of Belarus signed an agreement with Russia to provide four Yak-130s to
Belarus by April 2015. Another order for four aircraft was placed in August 2015, and these were delivered in November 2016.
Laos Laos ordered 10 Yak-130s in August 2017. Deliveries started in 2018.
Iran Iran acquired Yak-130 jet trainers. The first Yak-130 aircraft were delivered to Iran in September 2023, with photos showing at least two jets arriving at
Isfahan's Shahid Babaei Air Base. Subsequent imagery and reporting suggest more may have been delivered later. Exact numbers and deal cost were not publicly disclosed. These jet trainers are being utilized by the Iranian Air Force for various roles, including drone interception patrols and air-to-air combat missions.
Potential orders In April 2012, Irkut Corporation president Alexey Fedorov claimed it had "more than ten potential customers".
Argentina In 2021, Russia offered the
Argentine Air Force a batch of 15
MiG-29 fighters and another batch of 12
Su-30 fighters and sought also the sale of Yak-130 training jet and
Mil Mi-17 helicopters.
Bolivia Bolivia is considering the Yak-130 as a candidate for the replacement of its retired
Lockheed T-33s.
Kazakhstan Two rounds of negotiations with Russia regarding a potential order for Yak-130s took place in 2010 and 2012. No firm orders came out of it, but the Yak-130 may be bought to replace Kazakhstan's current
Aero L-39C trainers, at the end of their service life.
Uruguay The
Uruguayan Air Force is considering the aircraft for the future replacement of the
A-37 with presumably used examples of the
F-5 Freedom Fighter as another possible candidate.
Cancelled and unimplemented orders Libya Libya placed an order for six planes. Deliveries were expected in 2011–2012,
Syria Syria had agreed to purchase 36 aircraft, but delivery of these was postponed by Russia due to the conflict in Syria. In May 2014 Russia announced that it would supply Syria with Yakovlev Yak-130s. Syria was expected to receive nine aircraft by the end of 2014, 12 in 2015, and 15 in 2016, for a total of 36 airplanes. However, as of 2019, no deliveries had taken place. ==Operational history==