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Airbus Commences A321 Maritime Patrol ‘Flying Frigate’ Study for French Navy
After many years of special mission A320 proposals, a contract has been signed between Airbus and the French Defense Procurement Agency to assess an A321 ...
Airbus A321 Airliners To Be Modified Into “Flying Frigate” Patrol Jets By France
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 ...
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Airbus Signs New Study contract to Define France's Future Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor, in partnership ...
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Airbus signs study contract to define future maritime patrol aircraft for France
Airbus has signed a two-year study contract with the French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement: DGA ...
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French Navy's future MPA replacement programme moves to next phase
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 ...
NATO keeping eyes on at-sea connections
With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the surface zoomed in on a cargo ship plowing the ...