Leonardo has announced the delivery of the third batch of four M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft to the Polish Air Force on a pre-agreed schedule. The latest handover brings the size of Poland’s M-346 fleet to 16. With 16 M-346 jets at the nation’s service, The Polish Air Force currently operates the second-largest fleet of Leonardo’s advanced jet trainers in Europe. Having logged over 100,000 flight hours, the M-346 fighter jet has demonstrated excellent performance in terms of fleet availability and reliability.
The Polish Air Force chose the M-346 as the successor to the legendary TS-11 Iskra training aircraft in February 2014. Later in November 2018, in a ceremony at the Polish Air Force’s 4th Air Training Wing in Dęblin, the M–346 received the official name “Bielik” in Polish service.