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The agreement covers several areas of potential cooperation, with a primary focus on Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan, and the M-345 and M-346 Integrated Training Systems (ITS), including the localization in Romania of activities related to the C-27J avionic upgrade program, maintenance and logistics, repairs and personnel training.
Avioane Craiova (acv.ro) is intended to be deeply involved in the current avionic upgrade program of the seven C-27J Spartan fleet successfully operated by the Romanian Air Force since 2010. This important modernization program, which encompasses new state-of-the-art systems integration, as well as training activities, would guarantee a significant industrial return, paving the path also for future industrial programs, aimed at progressively building a reliable C-27J regional industrial hub in Avioane Craiova.
The Leonardo and Avioane Craiova agreement would also enable further perspectives, aimed at commonly building a complex proposal, thereby enabling the Romanian Air Force to integrate a new paradigm for pilots training, based on the M-345 and M-346 Integrated Training System. This approach would facilitate the establishment of new local maintenance, sub-assembly, logistic and support capabilities, contributing to the long-term sustainability of the Romanian Air Force’s fleet. This would also foster the growth of Romania’s defense industrial base, opening new opportunities for technological cooperation, skills development, and high-value employment in Romania.
As the Romanian Air Force is planning the entry into service of F-35 5th generation fighters, which will complement the growing fleet of F-16s, the Integrated Training System, based on the M-345 and M-346, represents a proven solution for the task. It facilitates the transition to the operational status requested by evolving challenging threats, guaranteeing the effectiveness and readiness that a NATO operator, like the Romanian Air Force, requires.
About Leonardo
Leonardo (leonardo.com) is an international industrial group, among the main global companies in Aerospace, Defence, and Security (AD&S). With 53,000 employees worldwide, the company approaches global security through the Helicopters, Electronics, Aircraft, Cyber & Security and Space sectors, and is a partner on the most important international programmes, within these sectors, such as Eurofighter, NH-90, FREMM, GCAP, and Eurodrone. Leonardo has significant production capabilities in Italy, the UK, Poland, and the USA. Leonardo utilises its subsidiaries, joint ventures, and shareholdings, which include Leonardo DRS (72.3%), MBDA (25%), ATR (50%), Hensoldt (22.8%), Telespazio (67%), Thales Alenia Space (33%), and Avio (29.6%). Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (LDO), in 2023 Leonardo recorded new orders for €17.9 billion, with an order book of €39.5 billion and consolidated revenues of €15.3 billion. Included in the MIB ESG index, the company has also been part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) since 2010.
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