Italian air force to acquire 14 M-346 advanced trainers

摘要

Italian undersecretary for defence Lorenzo Forcieri has formally announced that his government is to grant funding worth €200 million ($270 million) to pro-cure 14 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainers for the Italian air force. The money will be pro-vided by Italy's economic develop-ment ministry, which has previ-ously financed the production of two prototype aircraft currently being used during an extensive qualification, test and evaluation campaign.