The M-346 is also the backbone of the Italian Air Force and Leonardo's International Flight Training School (IFTS), where pilots from nine different countries are training today, and is also being ...

Italian firm Leonardo produces the M-346 trainer jet and a fighter attack version. (Courtesy of Leonardo) ROME — Leonardo will mount a 20-millimeter Nexter gun on the fighter version of its M ...

During the recent Military Flight Training Conference 2025, which took place in Italy from Mar. 31 to Apr. 2, 2025, Leonardo unveiled the new advanced cockpit designed for the new M-346 Block 20 ...

Leonardo is working on a series of updates for the M-346 advanced jet trainer aimed at enhancing its core training function, as well as improving its combat capabilities. The designation for the ...

Leonardo's M-346 fighter/attack variant sits on the tarmac during Dubai Airshow on Nov. 19, 2019. (Jeff Martin/Staff) ROME — Italy’s Leonardo is talking up the European pedigree of its M-346 ...

Leonardo has outlined its ambition for the M-346 to evolve into a common training platform for Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) partners Italy, Japan and the UK, as it advances work on a major ...

Leonardo has unveiled the new cockpit layout planned for the upgraded Block 20 version of the M-346 advanced jet trainer. A new 20 x 8-in.-wide area display dominates the revised M-346 instrument ...

The first Leonardo M-346 Master advanced jet trainer for Greece flew for the first time with full Hellenic Air Force markings on April 3, 2023, from Leonardo’s plant in Venegono. Aviation ...

Austria has formally said it would buy 12 Leonardo M-346 trainers after signaling in August that it was leaning toward the aircraft type. Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner said the deal to buy the M ...

(Janes/Gareth Jennings) Leonardo rolled out a capability upgrade package for its M-346 trainer and light fighter and attack jet at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 on 22 July. Designated ...

ROME — Leonardo will mount a 20-millimeter Nexter gun on the fighter version of its M-346 jet, the Italian firm said on Thursday, a day after announcing a tie-up with Airbus to market its ...