M-346 Abu Dhabi , - The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced during the show to IDEX 2009 (International Defense Exhibition & Conference), has initiated the negotiations for the acquisition of 48 advanced training aircraft M -346 Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company. The agreement, which also provides for the establishment of a joint venture in the UAE between Alenia Aermacchi and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) for the development of a final assembly line of the M-346 , is the result of close collaboration between the Government Italian and the defense industry who have worked together to promote Italian excellence in high technology aircraft "The selection of the M-346 Alenia Aermacchi by the Government of the United Arab Emirates - said Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, president and CEO of Finmeccanica - is a success of great value for the Italian industry of high technology . It is an affirmation of considerable strategic importance t