A Leonardo M-345 aircraft flies at the Farnborough air show in Hampshire, England, on July 15, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images) ROME — The Italian Air Force has formally entered into service a ...

The Italian Air Force has begun the first training courses with its new Leonardo M-345 jet trainer. A mix of Dutch and Italian students will be the first to make use of the aircraft in Phase 2 Primary ...

Leonardo’s M-345 has entered operational use with the Italian air force, with the single-engined type replacing its 61st Wing’s Aermacchi-produced MB-339A at Lecce-Galatina air base. To be employed in ...

The Italian Air Force has formally begun to transition pilot training from the long-serving Aermacchi MB-339 military jet and light attack aircraft to the new turbofan-powered Leonardo M-345. The ...