Within the framework of the state visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Italy, a declaration on an agreement between Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense and Leonardo S.p.A aerospace company was signed in connection with the acquisition of an integration system for (15) Alenia Aermacchi M-346 aircraft.
The document was signed by Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and CEO of Italian Leonardo S.p.A company Alessandro Profumo
By purchasing Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master planes from Italy, Azerbaijan will be able to train fifth-generation fighter pilots, military expert Shair Ramaldanov told.
The M-346 is used by the air forces of Italy, Israel, Singapore, and Poland as a combat training aircraft.