Alenia Aeronautica leads the aeronautics business of Finmeccanica, one of the world’s top 10 aerospace, defense, and security players. It is a 2.5 billion Euro global group known for its successful products, its balanced portfolio, and ability to deliver on leading-edge programs.

Alenia Aeronautica delivers products and systems of superior quality and performance, including proprietary designs like the C-27J Spartan and M-346 “Master,” with key roles in world-class programs like Eurofighter Typhoon, the F-35 Lightning II, and the European UCAV demonstrator Neuron. In commercial aircraft Alenia Aeronautica develops its global role through a broad range of design and manufacture activities for advanced aerostructures of state of the art airliners including the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A380. It is a leader in regional aircraft through ATR, an equal-share joint venture with EADS, and SuperJet International, a joint venture with the Russian company Sukhoi for the Superjet 100, the most advanced regional jet on the market.

With its wide network of prestigious subsidiaries and important joint ventures the Alenia Aeronautica group supplies and supports advanced systems in worldwide use. This also allows it to cover the entire product life cycle from design to in-service support to modification, achieving important synergies among the Finmeccanica companies.

From 1912, Alenia Aeronautica and its predecessors have built over 12,000 aircraft, which can be added to the 6,000 airliners flying with aerostructures provided by Alenia.

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