The French Directorate Normal for Armament (DGA, Path générale de l’armement) introduced it had taken supply of the tenth ATL2 modernized to plain 6 for the French Navy on December 12, 2022. The improve considerations the fight system: integration of recent applied sciences, remedy of obsolescence, and restoration of efficiency to the very best stage. This renovation improves the power of ATL2s to take care of fashionable threats within the context of strategic deterrence missions or engagements towards submarines, quick craft, and land autos. The plane will quickly be delivered to the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on the Lann-Bihoué naval air base.
The “Commonplace 6” improve work consists of Thales Searchmaster Energetic Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, Thales acoustic subsystem, Dassault Aviation navigation console, SIAé tactical show subsystem console and Wescam MX-20 electro-optical (EO) turret. As a part of the qualification trials, a “stay” AM39 Exocet air-launched anti-ship missile was test-fired by an upgraded MPA in June 2020. Dassault Aviation is delivering a complete of seven upgraded ATL2s between 2019 and 2023. In parallel, the SIAé aeronautical upkeep heart will improve 11 plane.
Commercial
The Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic is a long-range maritime patrol plane designed and manufactured by French plane producer Breguet Aviation. The Atlantic has been operated by a lot of nations, generally performing maritime roles akin to reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare. The Atlantic can also be able to carrying air-to-ground munitions to carry out ground-attack missions; a small variety of plane have been additionally geared up to carry out ELINT operations. An up to date model, the Atlantique 2 or ATL2, was produced by Dassault Aviation for the French Navy within the Eighties.
The ATL2 has been in service for twenty or so years, and has undergone a number of retrofits. A renovation operation is in progress (2019–25); 18 out of the 22 ATL2 Commonplace 5 operated by the French Navy are upgraded to the brand new model known as ‘Commonplace 6’.The improve is complete and will permit the plane to function till 2035. It consists of the event of a brand new fight system known as LOTI-NG. The system is used to determine a tactical image primarily based on information gathered by the plane’s numerous sensors. The ATL2 is steadily utilized in Africa the place it serves as backup to floor forces.
