{"id":68962,"date":"2024-12-30T09:09:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T09:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/12\/30\/leonardo-clinches-austria-deal-with-m-346-trainer-fighter-jets\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:26:00","slug":"leonardo-clinches-austria-deal-with-m-346-trainer-fighter-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/12\/30\/leonardo-clinches-austria-deal-with-m-346-trainer-fighter-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo clinches Austria deal with M-346 trainer-fighter jets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ROME \u2014 Austria is to purchase 12 Italian Leonardo M-346FA jets to serve in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/air-warfare\/2024\/09\/17\/austria-flaunts-air-power-considers-purchasing-new-trainer-jets\/\">both a training and defense role<\/a>, Austria\u2019s defense minister has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A contract for the buy is currently being negotiated on a government-to-government basis between Vienna and Rome, the Austrian defense ministry said in a statement, which added that funding was already budgeted for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two seater M-346FA is a light fighter version of Leonardo\u2019s widely sold M-346 advanced jet trainer. 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This increases the protection of Austria, the Austrian population and our neutrality against threats from the air,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The M-346 pure trainer is now in service with the air forces of Italy, the Republic of Singapore, Israel, Poland, Qatar and Greece, while Turkmenistan and Nigeria have purchased the light fighter version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Austrian defense ministry said the contract would involved offset work for Austrian industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The jets will be based at Vogler Air Base in Linz-H\u00f6rsching in Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe purchase of new jets to replace the Saab 105 fleet will strengthen the air base\u2019s military relevance,\u201d said local governor Thomas Stelzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis will enhance the site in the long term and secure many high-quality jobs for decades to come,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said, \u201cThis cooperation is further proof of the good cooperation and friendship between Italy and Austria. 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