Aermacchi, VENEGONO, Italy: Aermacchi delivered to the Italian Air Force the first two new primary trainers SF-260EA, as part of the contract signed last year, which comprises the acquisition of 30 aircraft for the total amount of EUR 33 million.
The two aircraft were accepted by the General Manager of Air Armaments General Directorate, Inspector General Giovanni Perrone Compagni, on behalf of the Italian MoD.
One of these aircraft, already carrying the military tail number, will now be used to qualify four Pilot Instructors of the 70th Wing of the Latina Air Force Base.
The new SF-260EA obtained type certification by the National Armaments Directorate on the last 10th May. Over the forthcoming months of 2005 twelve more aircraft will be tested and delivered to be used by the Italian Air Force from 2006 for the screening and primary training of new pilots. dt
The upgrade of the SF-260EA primary trainer is part of the product range renewal which Aermacchi is carrying out to meet the latest market requirements. The M-311 basic jet trainer and the M-346 next generation advanced trainer, are the other two main development programmes of the company, aimed at strengthening its international leadership in the military trainer market through an innovative and comprehensive range of aircraft.
Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, is the leading Italian company in the design and manufacturing of military trainer aircraft. The Aermacchi product range covers all the segments of the training syllabus: primary, basic and advanced. Aermacchi
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