Origin:Soviet Union, first flight believed 1971
Type: Ship based VTOL
Engines: Vectored-thrust Turbofan(s) or turbojet(s) with total takeoff thrust of about 16,500lb (7,484kg); two lift jets ahead of the wing with thrust of about 7,700lb (3,492kg) each.
Kiev class.
Future: For several years a next generation shipboard combat aircraft has been predicted. It is doubtful that the Yak-36MP has ever been intended as more than an interim type.