A carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft developed for the French Navy from the earlier Vultur design.
Development
Breguet Br.1050 Alizé was developed by Société des avions Louis Bréguet in France as a maritime-combat aircraft. The family first flew in 1956 and entered service in 1959. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Breguet Br.1050 Alizé is represented primarily in the maritime-combat aircraft role. The sourced variant records include service with Aéronautique navale. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include carrier based and anti submarine.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include Alizé. Recorded lineage links identify the family as developed from Breguet Br.960 Vultur.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alizé | Production | Maritime Combat | Aéronautique navale |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
Alizé — C014 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 3
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop
Armament: Internal and external anti-submarine torpedoes, depth charges, rockets, or missiles.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1964-65 — Sampson Low, Marston & Co. · Tier 3