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Breguet Atlantic of the French Navy | |
Role | Maritime patrol aircraft |
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Manufacturer | Breguet Aviation |
First flight | 21 October 1961 |
Introduction | 1965 |
Status | Active service |
Primary users | French Navy German Navy Italian Air Force Royal Netherlands Navy |
Produced | 1961–1987 |
Number built | 87 Atlantique 1 28 Atlantique 2 |
The Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic is a long-range maritime patrol aircraft designed and manufactured by French aircraft manufacturer Breguet Aviation.
In 1958, NATO produced a specification for a long-range maritime patrol aircraft to replace the Lockheed P2V Neptune, with Breguet's design, the Br 1150, chosen as the winner of the competition at the end of the year. A multinational consortium, Société d'Étude et de Construction de Breguet Atlantic (SECBAT) was set up to develop and build the Atlantic. The first prototype made its maiden flight at Toulouse on 21 October 1961, with the second prototype flying on 25 February 1962, followed by two preproduction aircraft with a longer fuselage in February 1963 and September 1964.
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Atlantique 2 Updated variant, also known as the Atlantique Nouvelle Génération or ATL2. It is the direct descendant of the Bréguet Atlantic. Power for the Atlantique 2 was served through 2 x Rolls-Royce Tyne RTy.20 Mk 21 series turboprop engines (twin shaft) developing 6,100 horsepower each. maximum speed of 400 miles per hour, cruising speed of 200 miles per hour, ferry range of 5,635 miles mission endurance time of up to 18 hours operations at altitudes from 100 feet up to 30,000 feet through use of a pressurized cabin and flight deck. Rate-of-climb at 2,900 feet per minute. 2x Exocet AM-39 missile were added to armament. 6x MU90 Impact torpedo since July 2014.
The series' first operators became the French and German navies who contracted for 40 and 20 Atlantics.
The French procurement agency Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) has authorised the transfer of the first two upgraded Dassault Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to the French Navy,