Reports so far indicate that the Yak-52 carries a gunner in the rear cockpit, who takes aim on drones using some kind of infantry weapon, likely a light machine gun.
Prop planes engaging in gun combat hasn’t been much of a thing since WW2, aside from some sporadic incidents using World War-era hardware:
Prop planes engaging in gun combat hasn’t been much of a thing since WW2, aside from some sporadic incidents using World War-era hardware:
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/the-last-dogfight-between-propeller-airplanes-happened-in-central-america/
But it may make a lot of sense in the context of countering UAVs.