Airbus Military ha empezado a probar en banco de pruebas sistemas para una versión militar de obtención de inteligencia del A320. Los equipos están siendo probados en instalaciones en Madrid. Anteriormente se intentó lanzar al mercado una versión de este tipo, para la OTAN y de patrulla marítima para la India, pero no llegaron a producirse pedidos..
Por otra parte , Airbus espera recibir certificación militar para el A330 cisterna, lo que le permitirá entrar en servicio con la Fuerza Aérea Australiana antes de fin de año.
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Airbus Military has begun bench testing systems for a signals intelligence variant of the A320, as part of a drive to expand its offering of military derivatives of Airbus commercial platforms.
Equipment is being tested at one of the company's facilities near Madrid under a self-funded feasibility study. Applications being tested "are electronic, communications and signals intelligence".
Previous efforts to offer a development of the A321 for NATO's alliance ground surveillance requirement and an A319-based maritime patrol aircraft to the Indian navy failed to secure production orders.
Meanwhile, Airbus expects to receive military certification for its A330-based multirole tanker transport in July, clearing the way for the type (below) to enter delayed service with launch customer the Royal Australian Air Force before the end of the year.
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