A second test aircraft followed on 16 March 1982. 24 May. The first production Atlantique 2 got airborne on 19 October 1988 in a sortie lasting 2 hours 35 minutes. Jean-Maire Saget was at the controls. The last aircraft was handed over on 15 January 1998. Since 1988, Dassault is proposing a further enchanced maritime patrol aircraft, referred to as the Atlantique 3.
Technical specifications vary, and until now there have been no takers.
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