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ROME - The Italian Air Force has formally entered into service a new basic jet trainer, the Leonardo M-345, which will operate alongside the firm's better known M-346 advanced trainer.

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Leonardo’s M-345 has entered operational use with the Italian air force, with the single-engined type replacing its 61st Wing’s Aermacchi-produced MB-339A at Lecce-Galatina air base.

The Italian Air Force has formally begun to transition pilot training from the long-serving Aermacchi MB-339 military jet and light attack aircraft to the new turbofan-powered Leonardo M-345.