During its first operational exercise, the Iranian Yak-130 coordinated with ... mission" took place while "working alongside two MiG-29 fighter jets to intercept and destroy a target drone." ...

Iran hasn’t acquired any new fighter aircraft in recent years, excluding a few Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters it bought in the 1990s. Iran and Russia have signed major deals to boost their ...

Iran shares no border with Israel, and the two countries are some 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) apart at the shortest distance. Iran’s air force has an aging fleet led by F-14 Tomcats and Mikoyan ...

as well as many older US and Russian models dating back to before Iran’s 1979 revolution. It also used the newer, Russian-made Yak-130 alongside MiG-29 fighter jets to intercept an enemy drone ...

Along with two Mig-29 fighter jets the Yak- 130 fired advance missile and intercepted and targeted enemy drones.

Over 30 nations use the MiG-29 in their armed forces, and is still in service in many countries, including India, Ukraine, Germany, Peru, Iran, North Korea, and, of course, Russia. The F-16 ...

Along with two Mig-29 fighter jets the Yak- 130 fired advance missile and intercepted and targeted enemy drones. spokesman of the drill Brigadier General Alireza Sheikh said, "The Yak fighter jet, ...