Leonardo M-346

The purchase aligns with efforts to strengthen the Nigerian Armed Forces to help tackle the threats posed by Islamic insurgents.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

NATO has added three more European flight training schools to its Flight Training Europe project.

Greece is turning to Israel’s Elbit to provide the country with a new fast jet pilot training system in a deal potentially worth $1.68 billion.

Air Combat Command has dropped a plan to award a sole-source contract to Hillwood Aviation to supply Korea Aerospace Industries/Lockheed Martin T-50s for a five-year demonstration program, opting for a competition instead.