During a visit to the Dassault Aviation plant in Seclin, in northern\nFrance, the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, announced the\nupcoming notification of the contract for the “Albatros” Maritime\nSurveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) program, which will be based\non the Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000LXS. In accordance with the multiyear\nmilitary spending bill (LPM), the initial order is for seven aircraft, to be\ndelivered from 2025, out of the planned total of 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dassault Aviation and the dozens of French companies\nassociated with the Falcon programs would like to thank the French Ministry of\nthe Armed Forces, the French defense procurement agency (DGA) and the French\nNavy for their confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Falcon 2000 Albatros will feature a multifunction radar\nunder the fuselage, a high performance optronic turret, observation windows, a\nSAR (Search & Rescue) kit release system and dedicated communication\nsystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In line with the aeronautical maintenance transformation\npolicy initiated by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, the Albatros\ncontract commits Dassault Aviation to a guaranteed availability clause,\nfavoring industrial support in close cooperation with Navy personnel for 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Falcon 2000 Albatros is a high-performance\naircraft equipped with a mission system and sensors of the latest generation.\nFrom the Falcon 20 of the U.S. Coast Guard to the Falcon 2000MSA of the\nJapanese Coast Guard, as well as the Falcon 200 Gardian and 50M of the French\nNavy, we have extensive experience in maritime surveillance, in addition to our\nlong experience in maritime patrol with the Atlantique”, said Eric\nTrappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation. \u201cSeveral countries have shown\ninterest in these aircraft, which provide an effective response to the\nconsiderable challenges of homeland protection and maritime security and\ngovernment action at sea: fighting pollution and trafficking, surveillance of\nborders and exclusion zones, fisheries policing, search and rescue at sea, etc.\nIt is only fitting that France, which has the world\u2019s second largest exclusive\neconomic zone, should be at the forefront in the use of this type of\naircraft.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first Falcon 2000LXS aircraft on which the program will\nbe based will be manufactured in France. The remainder will be produced in\nIndia as part of the offset arrangements related to the 2016 Rafale contract.\nThe conversion of the 12 Falcon 2000LXS aircraft into the Albatros configuration\nwill all be carried out in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the past 50 years, Dassault Aviation has modified many\nFalcon aircraft to adapt them for maritime surveillance, medical evacuation,\ncargo transport, calibration, intelligence-gathering, training, etc. These\nmulti-role aircraft represent approximately 10% of the Falcon fleet in service.\nFrench government services operate Falcon 10, 200, 50, 900, 2000, 7X and soon\n8X aircraft in a strategic intelligence version under the Archange contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These multi-role Falcon aircraft are a perfect example of\nthe dual civil\/military know-how of Dassault Aviation: they benefit from the\ncutting-edge technologies developed for our fighter aircraft and, at the same\ntime, they take advantage of the industrial processes used for the highly\ncompetitive production of our business jets. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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