Leonardo (ex-Alenia Aermacchi) rolled out the first of eight M-346 advanced trainer jet for Polish Air Force its facility in Venegono-Super...
Leonardo (ex-Alenia Aermacchi) rolled out the first of eight M-346 advanced trainer jet for Polish Air Force its facility in Venegono-Superiore (near Varese), Italy.
The event was attended by the Polish Deputy Defense Minister, Bartosz Kownacki, the State Under Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gioacchino Alfano, and by the Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft, Filippo Bagnato.
The first of 8 Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainers ordered by Poland in 2014 will now undergo a flight test programme to certify bespoke systems chosen by the Polish Air Force such as the brake parachute.
The aircraft will be delivered by the end of the year along with a second aircraft. Deliveries will be completed by November 2017.
The M-346s will enter into service with the 4th Training Wing Squadron at Poland’s Deblin base.
With the M-346, the base aims to become an international hub for the training of military pilots.
The contract also includes logistic support, a training program for pilots and engineers and a ground-based training system with dedicated classrooms and educational materials.
The M-346 has been ordered by the Air Forces of Italy (18), Singapore (12), Israel (30) and Poland (8) for a total of 68 orders.
An advanced variant of the M-346, dubbed the T-100 will be offered for US Air Force's Advanced Pilot Training (APT) competition to replace its legacy fleet of Northrop F-5 trainer jets.
The event was attended by the Polish Deputy Defense Minister, Bartosz Kownacki, the State Under Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gioacchino Alfano, and by the Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft, Filippo Bagnato.
The first of 8 Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainers ordered by Poland in 2014 will now undergo a flight test programme to certify bespoke systems chosen by the Polish Air Force such as the brake parachute.
The aircraft will be delivered by the end of the year along with a second aircraft. Deliveries will be completed by November 2017.
The M-346s will enter into service with the 4th Training Wing Squadron at Poland’s Deblin base.
With the M-346, the base aims to become an international hub for the training of military pilots.
The contract also includes logistic support, a training program for pilots and engineers and a ground-based training system with dedicated classrooms and educational materials.
The M-346 has been ordered by the Air Forces of Italy (18), Singapore (12), Israel (30) and Poland (8) for a total of 68 orders.
An advanced variant of the M-346, dubbed the T-100 will be offered for US Air Force's Advanced Pilot Training (APT) competition to replace its legacy fleet of Northrop F-5 trainer jets.
