Bréguet 960 Vultur

960 Vultur
The Br 960 Vultur in flight with rockets visible under the wing
General information
TypeAttack and ASW aircraft
ManufacturerBréguet Aviation
Number built2
History
First flight4 August 1951
Developed intoBréguet 1050 Alizé

The Bréguet Br 960 Vultur was a prototype two-seat carrier-based attack and anti-submarine aircraft (ASW) built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during the early 1950s. Meeting contradictory endurance and speed requirements, it was designed as a "mixed-power" aircraft with a turboprop engine in the front and a turbojet in the rear. Only two examples were built, but the second aircraft was rebuilt as the prototype of the Bréguet 1050 Alizé ASW aircraft after the Navy dropped the idea of a turboprop attack aircraft in the mid-1950s.