Snecma is active in all three segments of the military aircraft market: combat, training and transport. As the engine supplier for Dassault Aviation’s Rafale and Mirage fighters, Snecma powers aircraft deployed in some 40 countries around the world.
Military aircraft engines and applications
Snecma offers full in-house design, development and production capabilities for two major military engine families, the M88-2 and M53-P2.
Over the last three decades Snecma has developed a number of international partnerships and alliances with leaders in the aerospace industry, based on a commitment to pooling best-in-class competencies, while sharing costs and risks:
Snecma also provides full technical and logistic support on the Tyne (Snecma/Rolls-Royce / MTU Aero Engines) and Atar® engines still in service. The Tyne turboprop engine is produced under Rolls-Royce license by a consortium grouping Snecma, MTU Aero Engines and Techspace Aero (also a SAFRAN company). Tyne engines power the French-German C-160 Transall transport and Dassault’s Atlantic 1 and Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft. Snecma provides complete MRO services for these engines.
Most recently, Snecma has teamed up with Rolls-Royce, ITP and MTU Aero Engines in the Europrop International (EPI) consortium to develop, produce and support the TP400-D6 engine for the Airbus Military A400M military transport aircraft.