Aircraft
Raytheon Names U.S. Site for Assembling T-100 Trainers
The manufacturer would assemble the M-346 Master variant in Meridian, Miss., if it wins the U.S. Air Force's T-X competition.
The T-100 variant of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master is shown on a training flight. (Photo: Raytheon)
The T-100 variant of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master is shown on a training flight. (Photo: Raytheon)

Raytheon will assemble the T-100 jet trainer in Meridian, Miss., if the U.S. Air Force chooses the aircraft for its T-X jet trainer replacement program, the manufacturer announced on October 24. The T-100 is a variant of the twin-engine Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master fighter trainer ordered by Italy, Singapore, Israel and Poland.