Alenia Aermacchi has laid out its plan for the M-345 and M-346 jet trainers. The company will start tests of the new M-345 HET, which is powered by a new Williams FJ-44-4M-34 turbofan, next year.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (M346 – RIAT 2009Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Design for a multirole version of the M-346 has freeze as well. The Italian company says there was considerable interest in such an aircraft from outside Europe. The lightweight ground attack aircraft will incorporate more powerful engines and can integrate with a targeting pod.
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