France’s first Falcon 8X Archange spy jet enters military testing
The first Dassault Falcon 8X Archange signals intelligence aircraft has landed at Évreux-Fauville Air Base 105, the Normandy…
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French Air Force confirms two killed in Mirage 2000D crash near Nancy
A French military aircraft crashed near Nancy in northeastern France late on October 20, 2026, prompting a major…
Dassault gives its best-selling Falcon 2000 a major cockpit upgrade
Dassault Aviation has shared plans to introduce its fourth-generation EASy IV flight deck on new Falcon 2000LXS business…
Dassault files complaint after damage at Rafale fuselage plant near Paris
Dassault Aviation has filed a criminal complaint over acts of damage at its Cergy plant, northwest of Paris,…
Dassault takes two AI algorithms into flight testing aboard Rafale
Dassault Aviation has flight-tested two artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms aboard the Rafale fighter jet. In a statement issued…
France qualifies Rafale’s Talios targeting pod for upgraded Mirage 2000D
France’s defense procurement agency, the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), has qualified the Thales Talios targeting pod on…
Business jet deals set to near quarter-trillion dollars over the next five years
Global business jet transactions involving both new and pre-owned aircraft are set to approach a quarter of a…
France orders Rafale F5 radar, engine and EW work ahead of launch
The French defense procurement agency has ordered development work on five Rafale F5 systems ahead of the formal…
France backs Dassault VORTEX reusable spaceplane program
France will support Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX reusable spaceplane program, extending French backing beyond the VORTEX-D technology demonstrator that…
French Navy receives first two Falcon Albatros surveillance aircraft
The Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), the French defense procurement agency, has accepted the development phase and the…
Dassault goes it alone on Rafale F5, eyes exports from 2035
Dassault Aviation is developing the Rafale F5 standard without a foreign co-development partner and does not expect to…
Dassault moves sensitive equipment as Gironde wildfire idles Rafale plant
Dassault Aviation has transferred sensitive equipment away from two of its facilities in the Gironde region as the…
European court sides with Dassault on executive aviation sustainability claims
In a decision that is likely to be controversial, the European Court of Justice ruled in favor of…
Taiwan signs new Dassault support deal for Mirage 2000-5 fleet
Taiwan’s Air Force has awarded Dassault Aviation a new five-year technical support contract worth NT$926.47 million ($29.5 million)…
Dassault and OHB team up on VORTEX-S spaceplane bid to ESA
Dassault Aviation and German space prime OHB announced on May 11, 2026, that they will jointly propose the…
Dassault picks Spanish startup Arkadia Space for VORTEX-D spaceplane propulsion
Dassault Aviation has selected Spanish propulsion company Arkadia Space to develop and supply the complete propulsion system for…
France to finance Rafale F5 alone after UAE co-funding talks collapsed
France will shoulder the full development cost of the Rafale F5 after a co-financing partnership with the United…
Macron offers nuclear forward deterrence. Can France’s Rafale fleet deliver it?
French President Emmanuel Macron introduced “forward deterrence” in his speech at Île Longue on March 2, 2026, signaling…