Dassault Aviation leads $200 million Harmattan AI Series B to support AI integration in combat air systems
Dassault Aviation and Harmattan AI have announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the integration of controlled autonomy and artificial intelligence into combat aviation systems.
Dassault Aviation reports rising Rafale production, export-led orders and ongoing aircraft upgrades
Dassault Aviation has released updated data on the production and sales of its Rafale multirole combat aircraft, which currently represents one of France’s largest aerospace manufacturing programmes.
Croatia: Rafale fighters to assume NATO airspace protection role from January 2026
From 1 January 2026, Croatia’s Rafale multirole fighters will assume responsibility for protecting national airspace within NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence System.
Dassault Aviation and cortAIx form strategic alliance to drive sovereign AI in defence aviation
Dassault Aviation and Thales, through its cortAIx AI accelerator, have signed a strategic partnership to develop controlled and supervised artificial intelligence for defence aeronautics.
Zelenskyy and Macron sign agreement allowing Ukraine to purchase 100 Rafale fighters by 2035
At the air base in the French city of Vélizy-Villacoublay, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron signed a Declaration of Intent on defence equipment cooperation.
Dassault Aviation completes production of 300th Rafale fighter jet, marks key programme milestone
So far, 533 Rafale jets have been ordered by France and eight international customers, with 233 still to be delivered.
France orders five more Falcon 2000 LXS Albatros maritime patrol aircraft from Dassault Aviation
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has placed an order with Dassault Aviation for five Falcon 2000 LXS Albatros aircraft on 26 September 2025.
Dassault Aviation opens Cergy site for Falcon and Rafale production, replacing Argenteuil plant
Dassault Aviation has inaugurated its new production facility in Cergy, northwest of Paris, at a ceremony led by Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier alongside employees.
OCCAR announces Eurodrone enters Critical Design Review as European nations prepare prototype phase
OCCAR has confirmed that the Eurodrone Programme has formally entered its Critical Design Review (CDR) stage with the four participating nations, Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
India considers G2G procurement of 114 Rafale jets under Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft plan
India is preparing to advance a government-to-government proposal to acquire 114 additional Rafale fighter jets under its Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) programme,
France: DGA conducts first flight of Dassault Aviation’s Archange new-generation intelligence aircraft
France’s defence procurement agency, the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), has announced the successful first flight of the aircraft developed under the Archange programme.
Dassault Aviation to develop VORTEX spaceplane demonstrator under French Government agreement
The VORTEX demonstrator aims to advance both civil and military capabilities through a dual-use platform that supports autonomous orbital missions and transport to and from space.