T-346A deliveries continue

AFTER PLACING an initial order for six T-346As in June 2011, Italy signed for a second batch of three on December 24, 2014, with a €120m contract agreed between Alenia Aermacchi (now Leonardo) and the Italian National Armaments Directorate (ARMAERO). A ground based training system and logistics support were included in the deal. With the delivery of MM55215 to the Aeronautica Militare (AM – Italian Air Force) on November 9, all three T-346As of the second batch are now in