French engine manufacturers Snecma and Turboméca have received a contract for ten Larzac 04R20 engines from Russia's MAPO MiG, to power five prototype MiG-AT trainers.
The aircraft, in competition with the Yakovlev Yak/AEM 130, will be delivered to the Russian air force for evaluation leading to Russian certification. A decision on the winner is still awaited.
Meanwhile, negotiations with India on possible sale of the MiG-AT to its air force are at an "advanced stage", says a source. The aircraft will not be present at the forthcoming Bangalore air show "-because the test programme does not allow it". Snecma confirms, however, that it will appear at the 1997 Paris air show, both on the ground and in flight.
Source: Flight International
