POLAND EXERCISES APPROXIMATELY 130 MILLION EURO OPTION FOR FOUR
ADDITIONAL M-346 ADVANCED JET TRAINERS
- Profumo: “We are very proud to have the Polish Air Force’s complete trust, reinforcing our close partnership with Poland”
- Poland exercises option for four more M-346s as outlined in March 2018 contract
- By acquiring four more M-346s, Poland’s fleet extends to 16 aircraft, becoming the second largest M-346 export customer
The option, valued at approximately 130
million euro, also includes a support package as well as an upgrade
of the entire M-346 fleet
to the NATO STANAG 4193 Edition 3 IFF standard developed
by Leonardo. With this decision, the Polish Air Force will
complete its lead-in-fighter training fleet modernization with deliveries
within 2022.
By acquiring four more M-346s, Poland’s fleet expands to 16 aircraft, becoming the second largest
M-346 export customer. 76 total M-346s have
been ordered by Italy, Poland, Singapore and Israel to date.
Alessandro Profumo, Leonardo’s Chief
Executive Officer, declared: “Today, Leonardo and the Armament Inspectorate of
Polish Ministry of National Defense have taken an important step together
towards modernizing the Polish Air Force. We are very proud to have the
Polish Air Force’s complete trust, reinforcing our close partnership
with Poland.”
Lucio Valerio Cioffi, Leonardo’s Aircraft
Division Managing Director, stated: “With a comprehensive training system
including a fleet of 16 M-346s, the
Polish Air Force will have an outstanding, state-of-the-art training
environment for its next generation of pilots.”
With more than 50 years of experience in the training
sector, Leonardo offers the most advanced training
solutions as well as a significant cost reduction of up to 50% for an Air Force
Cadet to qualify as combat ready on a latest-generation fighter.
This announcement further strengthens Leonardo’s presence in Poland where
it has 3000 highly-skilled employees at its PZL helicopter site in Świdnik.
Leonardo has a long standing collaboration with Polish Armaments Group (PGZ)
which includes the Rosomak programme for the Polish Army providing the 30 mm
Hitfist Turret in addition to supplying several defense systems like the ground
segment for the COSMO-SkyMed earth observation satellites, early warning radar
and coastal surveillance systems contributing significantly to Poland’s
security.
Source: www.leonardocompany.com
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