Aircraft
Raytheon, Italy's Finmeccanica Unveil Proposal for T-X Trainer
The Raytheon-led team will offer a variant of the Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi M-346 twin-engine trainer for the U.S. Air Force requirement.
The T-100 will be an advanced variant of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master twin-engine training jet. (Photo: Raytheon Company)
The T-100 will be an advanced variant of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master twin-engine training jet. (Photo: Raytheon Company)

Raytheon threw its hat in the ring for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X jet trainer replacement program by announcing a partnership with Italy’s Finmeccanica group to offer a variant of the twin-engine Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master for the requirement. Finmeccanica had previously signed a letter of intent with General Dynamics to offer the variant, designated the T-100.