Polish M-346 delivery nears
Finmeccanica has commenced the final assembly phase for the first two Aermacchi M-346 military twin-engine trainer aircraft that are to be delivered to the Polish Air Force, the company announced on 24 February.
Built at Finmeccanica’s aircraft division facility in Varese, Italy, the two M-346s are scheduled to be delivered to the air force by the end of November 2016.
The Polish Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Finmeccanica in February 2014 for the supply of eight M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft to replace the TS-11 Iskra aircraft currently in operation.
The contract includes a training programme for pilots and engineers; logistic support; a ground-based training system with dedicated classrooms and educational materials, including a full mission simulator. The simulator can replicate any possible operational scenario and can be networked with real aircraft flying training missions.
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