A jewel born from 70 years of company experience in the trainer sector, with different versions sold in total in over 2,000 units worldwide. It is the M-346, currently in production at Leonardo’s. Its CV includes over 120,000 flight hours, more than 100 machines sold globally and the most challenging assignment: being the backbone of the International Flight Training School, the school of excellence for training national and international military pilots, born from the collaboration between Leonardo and the Italian Air Force. "Today we are working on the new Block 20 configuration, which will incorporate new digital and artificial intelligence features, to allow the M-346 to remain a "top performer" in current - and future - operational scenarios", Leonardo said.

U.S. Air Force pilots to train at Italy’s International Flight Training School (IFTS) under new deal

For the first time in history, the United States Air Force has chosen a NATO partner nation to provide pilot training, the Italian Air Force announced.

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