French Navy's Future Airbus A321 MPA 🚢

Coverage of the French Navy (Marine Nationale)'s future Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) / "PATMAR Future" program during Combined Naval Event 2025. French Navy Captain Johann, Head of Naval Air Office, Navy HQ - Plans / Programs, discusses the key requirement that led to the choice of the Airbus A321 MPA solution: Long range and a large weapons bay.

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The A321 MPA is a militarized version of the Airbus A321XLR, designed to meet all the operational requirements of the French Navy, mainly in anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, from low to high intensity, as well as intelligence gathering. The aim is to have a new aircraft to replace the in-service fleet of Atlantique 2 operated by the French Navy from the Lann-Bihoué (France) naval air base by the 2030-2040 timeframe.

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