French Navy has taken delivery of the last of its four Falcon 50 Surmar Maritime Surveillance aircraft, after completing retrofit by Dassau...
French Navy has taken delivery of the last of its four Falcon 50 Surmar Maritime Surveillance aircraft, after completing retrofit by Dassault Aviation.
The four trijets previously flew government transportation missions and have undergone transformation work at Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac site to install a Thales Ocean Master 100 search radar, Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) optronic system, new cockpit and observation windows.
The event was marked by a military ceremony today on the Lann-Bihoué military base, presided by the French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and attended by Dassault Aviation Chairman & CEO Eric Trappier.
Including the first four aircraft delivered early in the 2000s, the French Navy now operates a fleet of eight Falcon 50 Surmar aircraft.
Dassault Aviation has supplied the French Navy’s maritime surveillance aircraft ever since the first Falcon 200 Gardians delivered in the early 1980s.
The new-generation Falcon Surmar has been launched with the Falcon 2000 MRA, which was recently ordered by the Japanese Coast Guard.
The aircraft can undertake missions including operations to combat piracy, trafficking and pollution; fisheries control; maritime search and rescue (SAR).
First flown in 1976, the Falcon 50 was designed as a long range corporate jet powered by three Garrett TFE731-3-1C turbofan engines. A re-engined and improved variant dubbed the Falcon 50EX flew in 1996. Production ended in 2008 with over 350 produced.
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The event was marked by a military ceremony today on the Lann-Bihoué military base, presided by the French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and attended by Dassault Aviation Chairman & CEO Eric Trappier.
Including the first four aircraft delivered early in the 2000s, the French Navy now operates a fleet of eight Falcon 50 Surmar aircraft.
Dassault Aviation has supplied the French Navy’s maritime surveillance aircraft ever since the first Falcon 200 Gardians delivered in the early 1980s.
The new-generation Falcon Surmar has been launched with the Falcon 2000 MRA, which was recently ordered by the Japanese Coast Guard.
The aircraft can undertake missions including operations to combat piracy, trafficking and pollution; fisheries control; maritime search and rescue (SAR).
First flown in 1976, the Falcon 50 was designed as a long range corporate jet powered by three Garrett TFE731-3-1C turbofan engines. A re-engined and improved variant dubbed the Falcon 50EX flew in 1996. Production ended in 2008 with over 350 produced.
