Slater Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Those old P-3's can't hold out forever: https://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/mas/Germany_21-24.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Hmm looks like its an all American affair....looking at the Radios crypto and avionic fit no Airbus (cassadian) kit .....that is bound to cause an arguement in the Reichstag 🇩🇪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 Presumably, country-specific modifications would bump the cost up to some degree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I think Airbus have missed the boat for a European solution for an MPA. Norway, U.K. and Germany all customers. Italy has Israeli modded Gulfstreams, which leaves maybe only France as a European customer? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 France is probably the only country bloody-minded enough to go ahead and fund an A320-based MPA, simply because. The Aeronavale has about twenty Atlantique 2s in service, with an out of service date of 2030. So either they proceed with an A320 MPA, try to base one on the Falcon 8X, or swallow their pride and go for the P-8A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Max Headroom said: I think Airbus have missed the boat for a European solution for an MPA. Norway, U.K. and Germany all customers. Italy has Israeli modded Gulfstreams, which leaves maybe only France as a European customer? Trevor I think so too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 I would think that a P-8 in French markings would be a slim possibility at best, given the presence of national pride and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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