The unlikely challenger to British Airways’ transatlantic dominance
Iceland’s national airline is set to step up a long-running rivalry with transatlantic champions such as British Airways as ...
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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 ...
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Airbus A321XLR-Derived Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Fight Ships and Subs at Sea
It's France that brings us here today thanks to its decision this week to move forward with something it calls the A321 Maritime Patrol ... is the first thing on Airbus' agenda, probably.
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Airbus to advance work on A321XLR-derived maritime patrol aircraft for France
Signed by France’s DGA defence procurement agency on 4 February, the deal advances the A321 MPA project beyond an architecture and feasibility study launched with prime contractor Airbus Defence ...
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Airbus to further work on France’s A321XLR maritime patrol aircraft programme
The two-year contract on the A321 militarised maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) will look to risk-assess the programme ahead of its development phase in 2026. Airbus Defence and Space, in partnership ...
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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 ...