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

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

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 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 ...

France is developing a maritime patrol aircraft based on the Airbus A321XLR to replace its Atlantique 2 fleet, as NATO allies increasingly adopt the Boeing P-8 Poseidon.

“The A321 MPA has all the assets to become a true flying frigate capable of responding to the wide range of missions ...