Leonardo M346 For PAF

[RangeMaster]

According to Alan warnes Leonardo is trying its best to sell M346 to PAF as potential LIFT (lead-in fighter training).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1067429795250618369

Specifications (M-346)

General characteristics

• Crew: two, student and instructor
• Length: 11.49 m (37.70 ft)
• Wingspan: 9.72 m (31.89 ft)
• Height: 4.76 m (16.11 ft)
• Wing area: 23.52 m² (253.2 ft²)
• Empty weight: 4,610 kg (10,165 lb)
• Loaded weight: 6,700 kg (14,770 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 9,500 kg (20,945 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Honeywell F124-GA-200 , 28 kN (6,250 lbf) each

Performance

• Never exceed speed: Mach 1.2 (1,470 km/h, 793 knots)
• Maximum speed: 1,059 km/h (572 knots)
• Stall speed: 176 km/h (95 knots)
• Range: 1,981 km (1,070 nautical miles)
• Ferry range: 2,722 km (1,470 nmi) ; with 3 external drop tanks
• Endurance: 2.75 hours (4 hours with external drop tanks)
• Service ceiling: 13,716 m (45,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 6,705 m/min (22,000 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 285 kg/m² (58.3 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.84

Armament

• Hardpoints: Provisions for a total of 9 pylon stations (2× wingtip, 1× under-fuselage plus 6× underwing), capable of mounting up to 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb) of external payload and up to 3× 630 litres (140 imp gal; 170 US gal) external drop tanks (only pylon stations 4, 5, 6 are wet-plumbed)

 

[ziaulislam]

A big no...Pakistan armed forces should behave more responsibly and ask for weapons with local investment and manufacturing ..learn from india for godsake

All indian deals come with substantial local part

 

[airmarshal]

We might be buying a small number, if we ever buy. So transfer of technology for kind of deals we do will not make sense.

 

[New World]

Hazrat @Zarvan any development on L-15 deal with china. when they are coming ?

 

[Ultimate Weapon]

We might be buying a small number, if we ever buy. So transfer of technology for kind of deals we do will not make sense.

Right. In that case commercial offset is a best thing.

 

[mingle]

Right. In that case commercial offset is a best thing.

It would be a match between L159, M346, L15, British Hawaks.we should go EU option would open doors for further cooperation.

A big no...Pakistan armed forces should behave more responsibly and ask for weapons with local investment and manufacturing ..learn from india for godsake

All indian deals come with substantial local part

Look for One Sqd not more so no need TOT.

 

[Viking 63]

Not happening PAF is also under pressure from China to buy it's L-15 as LIFT aircraft with small numbers I think it will boil down to budget and financing.

 

[Zarvan]

Hazrat @Zarvan any development on L-15 deal with china. when they are coming ?

No idea but L-15 will be out LIFT program I am going today in IDEAS INSHALLAH would try to find out

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

But tiny and comes with US engines , very heavy burden for such small plane

 

[Hassan Guy]

A big no...Pakistan armed forces should behave more responsibly and ask for weapons with local investment and manufacturing ..learn from india for godsake

All indian deals come with substantial local part

PAC license built the Leonardo Falco UAV

 

[AMG_12]

@Quwa

 

[ziaulislam]

It would be a match between L159, M346, L15, British Hawaks.we should go EU option would open doors for further cooperation.


Look for One Sqd not more so no need TOT.

exactly the problem ..70 years and we cant do anything because of this mind set

 

[Dazzler]

PAF still evaluating the thunder B?

 

[RangeMaster]

PAF still evaluating the thunder B?

Yes

 

[BHarwana]

Alen is on Italian pay roll no key purchases are going to happen. His jf-17b news for still being under assessment is also fake.

Pakistan is going to make a new announcement about paf fighter jet program that will soon end every speculation.

We have just spent millions on the development of Jf-17B which is far more superior than this crap. Who in his right mind would believe this old man.