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United Arab Emirates Selects M-346 Master
Added: 13 Mar 2009 | Source: Alenia / AFM Apr 09
The United Arab Emirates government announced on February 25 at IDEX 2009 (International Defence Exhibition & Conference) in Abu Dhabi that it had begun negotiations for the acquisition of 48 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 "Master" advanced lead-in fighter trainer aircraft. The M-346 was selected over the BAE Systems Hawk Mk.128 and KAI T-50 Golden Eagle, which were also short-listed.
The agreement also includes the creation of a joint venture in the UAE between Alenia Aermacchi and the Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) to establish a final assembly line for the M-346. The UAE Government's selection of the M-346 forms…
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