Austria considers purchase of M-346 jets from Leonardo, says Tanner
Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner has directed a review of the potential purchase of M-346 jets from the Italian company Leonardo.
Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner has directed a review of the potential purchase of M-346 jets from the Italian company Leonardo.
The M-346 is a twin-engine, two-seat transonic jet aircraft, with fully digital flight controls and avionics, equipped with a fly-by-wire flight control system with quadruple redundancy and a modern human-machine interface with display for the “head up” (HUD – Head-up Display) and multifunction (MFD – Multi Functional Display) data presentation. The aircraft is the …
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Leonardo has announced the launch of a comprehensive capability enhancement package for the M-346 integrated training system including the aircraft’s core avionics, navigation/identification, mission equipment and ground training capabilities.
Leonardo and Polish company Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. (WZL1) have signed a contract for the long-term support of the Polish Air Force M-346 “Bielik” fleet, improving the existing cooperation.
With 16 M-346, the Polish Air Force operates the second largest fleet of Leonardo’s advanced jet trainers in Europe.
On November 30th during the M-346 Joint User Group, hosted this year by the Polish Air Force in Warsaw, Leonardo celebrated the global M-346 advanced jet trainer fleet achieving 100,000 flight hours.