On Sept. 24, 2013, the Italian Minister of Defense announced that the Frecce Tricolori, Italian Air Force’s aerobatic display team will replace their MB.339s with the Alenia Aermacchi M-345 HET (High ...

Leonardo and the Paramount Group are to evaluate the joint development of a weaponized configuration of M-345 jet trainer for the African market and will continue discussions over the future of the SF ...

The video gives some insights about the systems aboard the M-345 trainer aircraft and also the first glimpse of the advanced cockpit. As you may already know, just before Christmas, the Italian Air ...

Leonardo has cemented partnerships with Slovak defence companies LOTN, VRM and Slavia Production Systems in an effort to bolster a proposal to supply its M345 jet trainer to Slovakia as the country's ...

Leonardo’s first production M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight at Venegono Superiore airport in Varese, Italy, on 21 December. The Italian Air Force ...

Italy’s M-345 trainer programme will be advanced next year with the first flight of a development example equipped with a new engine and modern avionics, Alenia Aermacchi says. Scheduled to make its ...

Leonardo performed a 30min maiden flight of its Aermacchi M-345 trainer on 29 December from its Venegono Superiore facility in northern Italy. “The aircraft conducted itself perfectly, meeting the ...

VARESE, Italy, Dec. 30 (UPI) --A prototype of Leonardo-Finmeccanica's Aermacchi M-345 High Efficiency Trainer military aircraft took its first flight during a recent test. The 30-minute flight took ...

Leonardo has declared its new M-345 light jet trainer ready for the market after securing certification from Italian military airworthiness authorities. The certification from the Italian Directorate ...

Leonardo has been awarded EUR300 million (USD339 million) to deliver a further 13 Alenia M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) aircraft to the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI). The ...

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) has received into service the first two Leonardo M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) aircraft, the manufacturer announced. The first two ...