Deployement of French maritime patrol aircraft ATL2 in Barkhane operation Deployement of French maritime patrol aircraft ATL2 in Barkhane operation Friday, 05 February 2021 15:44
According to information published on the Twitter account of the French Defense Staff on February 2, 2021, the French Navy has deployed during four months a Breguet Atlantic ATL2 long-range maritime patrol aircraft for Operation Barkhane, in the Sahelo-Saharan strip.
(Picture source: Twitter account of the French Defense Staff)
The ATL2 is a long range maritime patrol aircraft, dedicated primarily to the control of the air-sea environment through anti-submarine warfare and against surface ships, from the littoral zone to the open sea.