A French Navy's Atlantique 2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) was locked by a Russian S-400 air defense system while flying over international waters of the Baltic Sea in the night between Jan. 15 ...

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

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

The new aircraft, the A321 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, is intended to replace the French Navy’s 'Atlantique 2' fleet, with an ...

Ukraine’s Air Force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from ...

On February 4, 2025, Airbus announced a new contract with the French DGA for a risk assessment study of the future MPA ...

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 ...

From January 16 to 24, 2025, the Charles De Gaulle CSG took part in the 5th edition of the LA PEROUSE exercise.

French aircraft manufacturer Airbus is working on a new maritime patrol plane based on the A321XLR to serve the needs of the ...

NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters.