AN ISRAELI Air Force (IAF) M-346 Lavi lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) has been shown in public for the first time carrying AIM-9I7M Sidewinder infrared-guided air-to-air missiles (AAMs). Lavi 110 was flanked by T-6A Efroni serials 496 and 481 during a flypast at Hatzerim Air Base on June 25. The IAF acquired 30 M-346s that entered service with 102 Squadron 'Flying Tigers' at Hatzerim from July 2014. The final aircraft was handed over at Leonardo's factory in Italy in June 2016.
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