The upgrade will involve the aircraft’s core avionics, navigation/identification, mission equipment and ground training capabilities, in order to meet modern training and operational requirements.

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with a plan to upgrade its oldest, training-only F-22 Raptors (Block 20) to a combat-capable standard. -The move reverses an earlier Air ...

The contract signed by Leonardo with the Italian Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness confirms Austria will get the new M-346F Block 20 variant. Leonardo has announced it signed a ...

Summary and Key Points: A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report criticized the U.S. Air Force for not providing sufficient information to lawmakers regarding the retirement of its older ...

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 ...

Leonardo is to start work on the Austrian air force’s future fleet of 12 M-346 F Block 20 training and light-attack aircraft, having received a contract award via Italy’s Directorate of Aeronautical ...

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 Block ...