After many years of special mission A320 proposals, a contract has been signed between Airbus and the French Defense ...

The French Navy's Patmar (Patrouille Maritime) programme to replace its Dassault Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) in the 2030s has taken another step ...

Airbus Defense and Space has begun a risk-assessment study for France’s future maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), to be based on an Airbus A321 airliner platform. Billed as a “flying frigate” by the ...

Dassault Aviation was the other contender for Patmar, which aims to replace the French Navy's (Marine Nationale) fleet of 22 Breguet Atlantique ATL2s after 2030. The report added that France's ...

The French Defense Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement – DGA) has awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and ...

Airbus states the A321MPA will be designed to be equipped with a full range of sensors for maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare, while the payload bay will be able to carry torpedoes and ...

French aircraft manufacturer Airbus is working on a new maritime patrol plane based on the A321XLR to serve the needs of the ...

The incident happened this week during a night flight over the Baltic Sea while the aircraft was patrolling international waters as part of NATO’s new ...

Two French Navy’s (Marine Nationale) Breguet Atlantique 2 (ATL2) Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) arrived in Indonesia on Jan. 11, 2025, along with an A400M of the French Air and Space Force ...

marking a significant upgrade for the French Navy. As Western Europe’s largest warship... Summary: The Dassault Rafale, an “omnirole” fighter, embodies flexibility in modern air combat ...

The UAE MoD has unveiled the inaugural Rafale fighter jet, consistent with the timeline stipulated in the contract with ...