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| The M-346-based T-100, which the team led by Raytheon is bidding for the US Air Force's T-X future trainer requirement, was the only T-X contender on the official briefing schedule at this year's Farnborough. Source: IHS/Peter Felstead |
By: Wording OD
With a request for proposals from the US Air Force (USAF) for its T-X advanced
jet trainer programme expected by the end of the year, it was perhaps
surprising that, of the expected contenders vying to address the requirement,
only one - Raytheon - held a scheduled T-X briefing at the 2016 Farnborough
International Airshow. Raytheon
has teamed with Leonardo to offer the T-100: a block upgrade of the Leonardo
(Alenia Aermacchi) M-346 advanced jet trainer that is already in service with
the air forces of Italy, Singapore, and Israel and on order for Poland.
