India’s defense ministry greenlights order for 26 Rafale Marine jets from France
The Indian government has given its agreement in principle for the acquisition of 26 of the carrier-borne variant…
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Belgium joins FCAS European fighter program as observer
Belgium will join the Future Combat Air System, or FCAS program, initially as an observer country. The decision was…
Dassault and Safran divided on Belgium joining the FCAS program
Ahead of the Paris Air Show 2023, Olivier Andriès, the CEO of the French group Safran, has publicly…
France’s DGA qualifies F4.1 standard of Rafale fighter jet
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) qualified the F4.1 standard for the Rafale fighter.On March 13, 2023,…
France bids adieu to Dassault Alpha Jet as fighter training aircraft
The French Air Force completed the training of its final student pilots on the Alpha Jet E trainer…
Dassault Aviation reports record orders, profitability increase in 2022
Despite the crises that affected the aviation industry, Dassault Aviation has published strong results for the year 2022. The…
Dassault Aviation to help coordinate European combat aircraft interoperability
The European Union tasked Dassault Aviation with standardizing future European combat aircraft interoperability. The project called the European Initiative…
France receives first Rafale fighter jet in four years from Dassault Aviation
For the first time in four years, France has received its first Rafale fighter jet from Dassault Aviation. In…
Dassault, Airbus receive contract for next FCAS phase
Following the agreement reached between the manufacturers, the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has announced details of…
FCAS: Dassault finally confirms reaching industrial agreement with Airbus
After two false starts, Dassault and Airbus finally reached an agreement on the Future Combat Air System program. Eric…
Premature celebration? FCAS manufacturers still not on the same page
Contrary to what was announced by the German authorities, the industrial agreement on the Future Combat Air System…
Final standard of Atlantique 2 submarine hunter reaches full operability
The latest and final modernization of the venerable French maritime patrol aircraft known as the Atlantique 2 (ATL2)…
Sketching the 6th generation fighter jet
While some countries are still developing 5th generation fighter jets, the most advanced to date, manufacturers around the…
JETMS, Dassault Aviation partner on aircraft interior-exterior maintenance
JETMS Completions, a long-established aircraft interior, and exterior completions company and a subsidiary of world-class aircraft maintenance, repair,…
France to order 42 Dassault Rafale fighters in 2023
The French Ministry of Armed Forces will order 42 Dassault Rafale fighters in 2023 to close the capacity…
Royal Air Force receives second Dassault Falcon 900LX
The Royal Air Force took delivery of its second and last Dassault Falcon 900LX dedicated to the short-haul…
Dassault Aviation reports “exceptional” order intake in first half of 2022
Dassault Aviation recorded an “exceptional” order intake of €16.3 billion ($16.6 billion) in the first half of 2022,…
No FCAS before 2050, says Dassault CEO
Speaking at the Paris Air Forum on June 7, 2022, Éric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation, gave an…