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ATL1 Atlantic ASW/maritime patrol aircraft

Country of Origin: France

The Atlantic and Atlantique share a common airframe design, with the ATL2 Atlantique being an updated ATL1 Atlantic with greater fatigue life and much improved avionics and sensors. The ATL1 Atlantic was developed as a European collaborative contemporary of the U.S. P-3 Orion and British Nimrod patrol/anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft and entered service with five nations in the 1960s as an ASW and anti-ship patrol aircraft. The ATL2 Atlantique -- originally dubbed Atlantique...

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