© Finmeccanica/Aleni - M-346 Master
Finmeccanica: Alenia Aermacchi signs a EUR 280 million contract with Poland for eight M-346
By Finmeccanica/Alenia Aermacchi from press release
| 2014/02/27 | 135 words
| AVIATION WORLD NEWS | DEFENCE
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence of Poland to supply eight M-346 Master. The contract - signed after the aircraft was selected, as already announced - is worth EUR 280 million.
In addition to the eight aircraft, the provision also included logistic support, a training programme for pilots and engineers and ground-based training system with dedicated classroom and educational amterials.
After Italy, Singapore and Israel, Poland is the fourth customer to order the M-346, considered the most advanced/ lead-in fighter trainer aircraft currently avalaible on the market and the only new generation trainer specifically designed to train pilots to fly high-performance lates generation military aircraft. The Polish contract raises the number of M-346 aircraft ordered to date to 56.
The Italian aircraft won the Polish contract against international competitors.
In addition to the eight aircraft, the provision also included logistic support, a training programme for pilots and engineers and ground-based training system with dedicated classroom and educational amterials.
After Italy, Singapore and Israel, Poland is the fourth customer to order the M-346, considered the most advanced/ lead-in fighter trainer aircraft currently avalaible on the market and the only new generation trainer specifically designed to train pilots to fly high-performance lates generation military aircraft. The Polish contract raises the number of M-346 aircraft ordered to date to 56.
The Italian aircraft won the Polish contract against international competitors.
