US aircraft manufacturer Textron has revealed the aircraft it intends to compete to be the US Navy’s (USN’s) new trainer jet.

Powered by two Honeywell F124-GA-200 turbofan engines, the M-346N has maximum cruise speed of more than 590 knots.

Textron Aviation Defense LLC is offering the Beechcraft M-346N jet as a "ready-now" solution the U.S. Navy UJTS program.

Textron Aviation Defense has introduced the Beechcraft M-346N as its proposed solution for the U.S. Navy’s Undergraduate Jet ...

Leonardo says the new cockpit will be integrated into an M-346 Block 20 prototype by mid-2027, with the first aircraft delivery by the end of 2028. The first operator of the upgraded variant might ...

Airbus and Leonardo announce new trainer teaming arrangement at #ParisAirShow to be based on the latter’s M-346 aircraft.

The fighter is a variant on Leonardo’s M-346 jet trainer, which has been sold to customers including Italy, Israel, Poland, Singapore and Qatar, racking up 100,000 flight hours.

Airbus and Leonardo are to jointly promote integrated training systems (ITS) solutions centred on the Italian airframer’s M-346 advanced jet trainer. “Both companies will jointly address and ...

Correction: Leonardo has corrected statements made about M-346 customers during a tour of one of its facilities by Defense News, and this story has been updated to reflect that. BEIRUT — After ...

Leonardo has to date sold a total of 126 M-346 trainers and M-346FA aircraft, including the 24-jet sale to Nigeria, with customers for the trainer version including Italy, Israel, Poland ...

The new prototype of the Leonardo M-346 Light Fighter Family of Aircraft (LFFA) performed its first flight on July 13, 2020, from Venegono airport, where the company’s final assembly lines ...

No details pertaining to a contract value or delivery timelines were disclosed. In May 2017 Leonardo showcased its Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master trainer aircraft to top Azeri military officials.