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Saturday, January 19, 2013

General Dynamics and Alenia Aermacchi Join Forces for U.S. Air Force T-X Trainer Competition

M-346 advanced jet trainer |General Dynamics and Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, announced today the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to join forces and compete for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X trainer program, which will replace aging T-38 trainer jets and related training systems.

The agreement leverages General Dynamics’ legacy of successfully integrating and delivering large, complex systems to the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and other government customers with Alenia Aermacchi’s proven jet training aircraft and demonstrated manufacturing capability.

General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, will serve as the prime contractor.

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