AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turbofan | ||
| Application | Fighter, Trainer | ||
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Twin turbofan advanced jet trainer and fighter aircraft. Includes T-100 US variant, M-346FA Fighter Attack variant, and Beechcraft M-346N.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Leonardo M-346 Master | 2000 / 2004 | Baseline variant, includes T-100 variant for USAF's T-X Program. | |
| Leonardo M-346FA | 2017 / 2017 | Fighter attack variant, includes predecessor M-346FT, the fighter trainer variant (launched 2015). | |
| Beechcraft M-346N | 2025 / | Advanced trainer variant assembled in USA, for US Navy Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) program. |
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| Leonardo | News | |
| Textron Aviation Defense LLC | News | Beechcraft M-346N |
Other aircraft programs: Leonardo M-345, Textron Airland Scorpion
| Management | Personnel & Training (1) |
| Components | Actuation (4) Electrical Components (1) Mechanical Components (3) Passive Electronic Components (1) Structural Components (2) Valves (1) |
| Airframe Systems | Airframe Assemblies (1) Crew Seating (1) Environmental Systems (1) Landing Assemblies (4) Oxygen Systems & Equipment (1) Weapons Systems (1) |
| Avionics | Avionic Components (1) Communications (Airborne) (2) Flight and Data Management (1) Imaging and Visual Systems (1) Indicators and Instruments (4) Navigation Aids (Airborne) (3) |
| Power Systems | Auxiliary Power (1) Engine Components (2) Engines (1) Fuel Systems (2) |