The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Russian: Яковлев Як-38; NATO reporting name: “Forger”) was the Soviet Naval Aviation’s only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft in addition to being its first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft.
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The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Russian: Яковлев Як-38; NATO reporting name: “Forger“) was the Soviet Naval Aviation’s only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft in addition to being its first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft. It was developed specifically for, and served almost exclusively on, the Kiev-class aircraft carriers (heavy aviation cruiser in Russian classification).
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