Finmeccanica to supply nine planes to Italy Air Force

(ANSA) - Milan, March 22 - Italian aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica has signed a contract worth over 300 million euros to supply a further nine Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainer aircraft to the Italian Air Force, a statement said on Tuesday. The new contract takes to 18 the number of Aermacchi M-346 ordered by Italy. Delivery is scheduled to start this year and be completed by the end of 2018.