Canada has begun negotiations with Italy to acquire a fleet of Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainers. The aircraft would support the country’s Future Fighter Lead-In Training programme. The move followed a meeting between Canadian Prime [...]
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In March 2024, twenty-four years after receiving them, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) retired its CT-155 Hawk training aircraft because they “no longer met the training requirements for fifth-generation fighters such as the future CF-35A.” Since this decision, which left 419 Tactical Training Squadron without aircraft… This article, “Royal Canadian Air Force Negotiates Purchase of M-346 Master Training Aircraft from Leonardo,” first appeare…