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That contract followed the first flight of the prototype aircraft in December 2016. A first flight of the pre-series production jet is expected by the end of 2018, he added.<br\/><br\/> A &#8220;production ramp up&#8221; is expected for up to 20 units a year by 2021, he said.<br\/><br\/> Leonardo has put on static display an M-346 jet adapted to fly as a fighter attack jet, demonstrating a &#8220;new concept&#8221; for the trainer, Enrico Scarabotto, chief test pilot said. The light fighter would be offered to potential clients armed with seven weapons \u2013 five on underwing pylons and two on the wingtips \u2013 for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.<br\/><br\/> An armed M-346 could also be fitted with a Grifo radar, or any other radar picked by the client; reconnaissance pod, defensive aids system, tactical datalink to the NATO Link 16 or any other standard.<br\/><br\/> The armaments would depend on the mission, but weapons such as joint direct attack munition, small diameter bomb, Brimstone, IRIS-T short-range missile and a gun pod could be fitted.<br\/><br\/> Prospective clients are interested in other modifications including a reduction of the radar cross section and a coating on the canopy to reduce signature.<br\/><br\/> That concept extends a basic-advanced and lead-in fighter trainer to a low-cost alternative to fighters such as the F-16, Eurofighter and Rafale, he said.\u00a0\u00a0<br\/><br\/> Leonardo has fielded the M-346 in the U.S. T-X trainer tender, renaming it the T-100 for the competition.\u00a0CAE USA supports the Italian company in the design and development of the T-100 ground-based training system and Honeywell provides twin F124 turbofan engines.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The M-345 contract covers five aircraft, an initial batch in an expected order of 45 units, Leonardo said. 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