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Jet trainer and light combat aircraft
Leonardo M-346 is a jet trainer and light combat aircraft originating in Italy. It was built by Alenia Aermacchi Leonardo S.p.A.. Reported operators include Italian Air Force Israeli Air Force Polish Air Force Republic of Singapore Air Force Hellenic Air Force.
ItalyLeonardo M-346
Myself ( Adrian Pingstone ). · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedJet trainer and light combat aircraft
Italy
Alenia Aermacchi Leonardo S.p.A.
In service
Italian Air Force Israeli Air Force Polish Air Force Republic of Singapore Air Force Hellenic Air Force
165 ordered 103 delivered (September 2025)
2004–present
September 2015
15 July 2004
Yak/AEM-130
2
11.49 m (37 ft 8 in)
9.72 m (31 ft 11 in)
4.76 m (15 ft 7 in)
23.52 m 2 (253.2 sq ft)
4,900 kg (10,803 lb)
6,700 kg (14,771 lb)
9,600 kg (21,164 lb) trainer
2,000 kg (4,409 lb) internal
2 × Honeywell/ITEC F124-GA-200 turbofan engines , 28 kN (6,300 lbf) thrust each
1,090 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn)
1,925 km (1,196 mi, 1,039 nmi)
2,550 km (1,580 mi, 1,380 nmi) with 3 external drop tanks
2 hours 45 minutes (4 hours with external drop tanks)
13,716 m (45,000 ft)
112 m/s (22,000 ft/min)
Provision for a total of seven pylon stations (one× under-fuselage, four× under-wing plus two× wingtip), capable of mounting up to 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb ) of external payload and up to three× 630 litres (140 imp gal ; 170 US gal ) external drop tanks (only under-fuselage and two inward wing pylons are wet-plumbed) Gun pods : FN Herstal HMP250 12.7mm machine gun Nexter 20mm M621 cannon Air-to-air missiles : AIM-9 Sidewinder I-Derby ER IRIS-T Air-to-surface missiles : AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missile Anti-ship missiles : Marte MK-2A anti-ship missiles Mark 82 500lb and Mark-83 1,000lb free-fall or retarded bombs
176 km/h (109 mph, 95 kn)
1,470 km/h (910 mph, 790 kn) / M1.2
+ 8 - 3
285 kg/m 2 (58 lb/sq ft)
0.84
Grifo-M346 radar (M-346FA)
Hardpoints : Provision for a total of seven pylon stations (one× under-fuselage, four× under-wing plus two× wingtip), capable of mounting up to 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb ) of external payload and up to three× 630 litres (140 imp gal ; 170 US gal ) external drop tanks (only under-fuselage and two inward wing pylons are wet-plumbed)
M-346 Master
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.49 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.49 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.49 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.49 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Leonardo M-346 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
GreeceAir Training Command exact named equipment holdings: M-346. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IsraelAir Force exact named equipment holdings: M-346 Master (Lavi)*. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ItalyReported count for M-346 Master · T-346A. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 27. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
PolandDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types M-346, grouped under Leonardo M-346. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
QatarAir Force exact named equipment holdings: M-346. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SingaporeAir Force exact named equipment holdings: M-346 Master. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
TurkmenistanReported count for M-346 Master · M-346FA. Service scope: Turkmen Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Italian Air Force Israeli Air Force Polish Air Force Republic of Singapore Air Force Hellenic Air Force
Equipment reference ↗Air Force exact named equipment holdings of M-346 Master (Lavi)*. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIRCRAFT / TRG. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. Source parentheses retain employment, lease, reporting designation, alternate model, or included-subset scopes exactly. Own fetched primary and alternate/model identity declarations are retained. Numbers inside an included subset are part of the printed count and are never added again; no sibling or parent specification is copied.
Reported count for M-346 Master · T346A. Service scope: Qatar Emiri Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 6. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2022), not the article revision. Cited source 2022-01-27. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.