The Bréguet – Dassault Aviation Atlantique 2 (or ATL 2) is a long-range maritime patrol aircraft, endowed with endurance and an astonishing maneuverability, when it comes to flying low over the water in pursuit of a submarine. This aircraft is the direct heir to the Breguet Atlantic. It takes its general lines from the latter, with a characteristic two-lobed fuselage which accommodates a large pressurized cabin above a long armament bay.

The Atlantique 2 also inherits from its predecessor a reliable and economical engine which gives it a maximum endurance of 14 hours of flight.

If the engines have changed little compared to the ATL1, the situation is quite different for the weapon system, the means of navigation, detection and data processing which have been considerably modernised to face new threats.

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