French Navy Tests New Navalized Version Of AS365 Dauphin SAR

French Navy

[electronic translation] This absolute first embarkation of a “N ” dolphin denotes the zenith of the long shipyard of these airplane which started in 2013. The navalization incorporates regulatory and specialized work which permits the airplane to be executed from the ocean. This choice was taken specifically to plan for the withdrawal of dynamic help from the Alouette IIIs , and to restrain the danger of limit interruption before the appearance of the HILs.

In view of the health crisis linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the unprecedented context in which this boarding takes place makes it all the more emblematic. From the preparation phase, drastic measures were taken both by the ship and by the detachment to minimize the risk of contamination during this trip to the sea.

This embarkation offers the crew of La Fay ette the opportunity to benefit from a helicopter detachment which presents notable differences with the Panther , and thus to demonstrate its adaptability, and moreover to take in particular the progress to the landing of an additional crew of the Flottille 35F . It symbolizes the dynamic of reconquering the buildings of the Naval Action Force which should increase with the imminent arrival of the interim fleet.