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Dassault Aviation at the Aero India Show in Bangalore
2023-02-10 Read More...
The Dassault Aviation group is particularly happy to be able to present its dual military and civil know-how at the 2023 Aero India Show to be held in Bangalore (India) from 13 to 17

Falcon 6X Completes Maiden Flight
2021-03-12 Read More...
Dassault Aviation announced that the company’s widebody Falcon 6X has successfully completed its first flight as planned in the first quarter of 2021, demonstrating the maturity of the program and opening the test campaign for

Indian Air Force Receives First Batch of Five Rafale Jets
2020-07-29 Read More...
Five Indian Air Force Rafale operated by Indian Air Force pilots took off Monday from Dassault Aviation Mérignac facility (photo) to ferry to Ambala Air Force Station for entering service in N°17 Squadron “Golden

Dassault Aviation Becomes Patron of the Order of Liberation
2020-06-22 Read More...
Eighty years after General de Gaulle’s appeal of 18 June, Dassault Aviation is proud and honored to support the French Order of

French Navy Receives First Two “Standard 6” ATL2s
2019-11-01 Read More...
This summer, Lann-Bihoué French naval air station received the first two ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft upgraded by Dassault Aviation. Last week, Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, flew on one of these

Thierry Betbeze Named CEO Dassault Falcon Jet
2019-09-06 Read More...
The Dassault Falcon Jet (DFJ) Board of Directors has appointed Thierry Betbeze, CEO of the wholly owned Dassault Aviation subsidiary, which is responsible for Falcon business aircraft marketing, sales and support in the

Dassault Aviation Launches Office Building for its Mérignac Plant
2019-05-16 Read More...
Dassault Aviation officially launched Tuesday the construction of an office building on its site in Mérignac, France, as a step of its “Leading our Future” transformation plan. The building will accommodate design, development and after-sales

Dassault Aviation Showcases Civil, Military Jets at LIMA 2019
2019-03-26 Read More...
The Dassault Aviation group is showcasing its dual civil/military know-how at the 2019 edition of LIMA (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition) being held in Langkawi (Malaysia) on 26-30

Dassault Aviation Launches Rafale “F4” Standard
2019-01-17 Read More...
Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, received the F4-standard development contract for the Rafale combat aircraft Monday during the visit of the Dassault Aviation Mérignac plant by Florence Parly, French Minister of the

French Minister of Armed Forces Visits Dassault Aviation
2019-01-17 Read More...
The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Ms. Florence Parly, visited the Dassault Aviation Merignac site on Monday, January 14,

French Navy Receives First Rafale F3-R Standard
2019-01-14 Read More...
The French Navy received its first Rafale jet fighter upgraded to the F3-R carrier version standard, according to

Rafale F3-R Standard Qualified by French DGA
2018-11-13 Read More...
On 31 October last, the F3-R standard of the Rafale was qualified by the French defense procurement agency (DGA). The development of this new standard, launched at the end of 2013, was successfully completed by Dassault Aviation and its partners in

The Falcon Epicure to Serve the French Air Force
2018-03-02 Read More...
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces announced its decision to award Dassault Aviation the contract for the integration, on three Falcons, of the Universal Electronic Warfare Capability developed by Thales (Epicure

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