Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi Sign €120 Million Contract For M-346 Aircraft

Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and ARMAEREO (Italian National Armaments Directorate) have signed a contract worth 120 million Euros to provide the Italian Air Force with further three advanced trainer aircraft M-346 (identified as T-346A by the Italian Air Force).

The agreement also includes ground base training system and relevant logistic support. The T-346A contributes to the technological update process on the advanced pilot’s training of Italian Air Force fleet.

The aircraft will work as the training pillar for the new generations of air tactical pilots, both Italian and international, at 61° Stormo in Lecce, where the Italian Air Force flight school – opened also to pilot students coming from other Countries – is based.