Italian National Armaments Directorate orders 3 more M-346s for 120 million Euros

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Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and ARMAEREO (Italian National Armaments Directorate) signed today in Rome a contract worth 120 million Euros to provide the Italian Air Force with further three advanced trainer aircraft M-346 as part of a wider agreement already signed by the parties in 2009 for the total supply of 15 such aircrafts.

The M-346 is one of the most advanced fighter trainer aircraft currently on the market and the only new-generation trainer optimised for the role of training pilots who fly on latest-generation high-performance military planes.

The M-346 is currently in service with Singapore, Israel and Poland air forces with a total of 59 aircraft ordered to date.