Here's the M-346 in Israeli Air Force colors

February 21, 2012 Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

As reported in a previous post, Israel has selected the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 as the advaced trainer for combat pilots designated for front line fighter jets.

Since the Italian plane will replace the aging Israeli Air Force A-4s, based on the camouflage color scheme used on the Skyhawk, Al Clark has drawn a digital mock-up of how the M346 in Heyl Ha’ Havir colors could look like.

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About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.

Y.K. says:

February 21, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Nice. An Israeli modeler had a different scheme in mind:

http://www.fresh.co.il/vBulletin/showpost.php?p=4188089

I find Clark’s version to be better looking.
gavriellazan says:

May 4, 2012 at 11:58 AM

Slight correction to your transliteration of Air Force:
It should be “Heyl Ha’Avir” (or Kheil, if you want to be phonetically correct).