Italy Begins Phasing Out Atlantic Patrol Aircraft

LONDON—The Italian Air Force has begun phasing out its elderly Breguet Atlantic I maritime patrol aircraft. The Atlantic I will formally end its 45-year career in October in favor of the Leonardo P-72, a maritime patrol version of the ATR-72-600 turboprop-powered regional airliner, a move that fills...

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