Russia to buy 230 primary trainers

The Russian Ministry of Defense is preparing to buy 230 primary trainers to train student pilots.

Яковлев Як-152
By English: Alexey KorshunovРусский: Алексей Коршунов (https://russianplanes.net/id210933) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

The report says the two main contenders are the Yak-152 and Diamond DART-550. A decision will be made after state-trials of the Yak-152 are completed.

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