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miércoles, 28 de noviembre de 2018

Leonardo welcomes Polish Bielik M-346

Warsaw, 28th  November 2018  – Leonardo is proud to  welcome the Polish  Bielik  trainer to the M-346 family. "Fly across Poland and laud the Polish pilot’s name, bring glory to the Republic of  Poland - I name you Bielik." With  those words, the Polish First Lady solemnly christened the M-346, which serves in the Polish Air Force. The ceremony, which took place in the 4th Training Aviation Wing in Dęblin on 24th November, was attended by President Andrzej Duda, the Superior of the Polish Armed Forces and representatives  of the Polish Air Forces, National  Security Bureau and Leonardo.

Congratulating Polish aviators on the implementation of the new pilot training system based on the M-346 Master aircraft, President  Andrzej Duda said: “This was a gigantic operation that completely changed the face  of the Eaglets School  both in terms of infrastructure and training. It will lead to a  change of the face of Polish aviation.”   

In his speech, President Andrzej Duda emphasized that Polish aviation has  received the world’s most advanced training system. He  expressed hope that Poland would soon host another batch of these aircraft to  create a training squadron in Dęblin that would serve more than Polish aviation. President Andrzej Duda also added that  the Bielik  is  a “revolution in the training of Polish combat aircraft pilots.” 

Marco Lupo, Vice President Leonardo for Balkans and Eastern Europe,  Head of the Leonardo Corporate Office in Warsaw said: “We are particularly  proud that  the Polish Air Force entrusted Leonardo with the mission of  co-developing an advanced fighter pilot training program based on the M-346 aircraft.  It is with great satisfaction that we participated in the christening ceremony which named the M-346 planes  Bielik  and we remain very hopeful that new  Bieliks  will soon join the Polish Air  Force, building the core of advanced pilot training system.”  

With heritage and expertise in  military pilot training,  Leonardo’s M-346 is the most advanced jet trainer aircraft available on the  market and the only one  specifically designed to prepare pilots to fly next  generation aircraft.  The M-346 is in service with the air forces of Italy, Singapore, Israel and  Poland. Thanks to the capabilities of the  M-346 platform including the Embedded Tactical Training  Simulation and its advanced Ground Based Training System, Leonardo’s M-346 Integrated  Training System guarantees a significant reduction in cost to qualify an Air Force Cadet as combat ready on a latest generation fighter.