At the Paris Air Show on 20 June, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu and Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier announced the signing of an agreement to develop a spaceplane demonstrator. This initiative marks the first stage in the creation of the VORTEX programme (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport et d’Exploration), an ambitious roadmap for a family of reusable orbital vehicles.

Dassault Aviation to develop VORTEX spaceplane demonstrator under French Government agreement

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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.

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