Canada Launches Trainer Negotiations With Italy For M-346

Credit:Tony Osborne/AWST
Credit: Tony Osborne/AWST
Canada has opened negotiations with Italy to acquire Leonardo’s M-346 as the country’s future advanced jet trainer. Selection of the twin-engine trainer for Canada’s long-running Future Fighter Lead-In Training (FFLIT) program emerged following a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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