Aircraft
French Military Orders Five More Surveillance Falcons
Safran and Thales are partners in the Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft program
Dassault Falcon 2000 Albatros
Dassault Aviation and partners convert the Falcon 2000LXS business jet into the Albatros maritime surveillance platform.

France’s Defense Procurement and Technology Agency has ordered five more Dassault Falcon 2000 Albatros aircraft for its Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft program. The contract, announced yesterday, completes a 12-aircraft commitment, of which the first seven were ordered in December 2020.

Dassault Aviation delivers the Albatros version of its Falcon 2000LXS business jet equipped with a multifunction radar installed beneath the fuselage, as well as a high-performance optronic turret, observation windows, search-and-rescue equipment, and a dedicated communications system. The 2000LXS, of which several hundred units are already in service worldwide, has a range of around 4,000 nm.