Parisians alarmed by Dassault Rafale fighter jet sonic boom
Around noon on September 30, 2020, a loud explosion was heard in Paris and its outskirts, startling citizens.…
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France hopes to see European MALE drone contract signed in 2020
After years of stalling, the European MALE drone, or Eurodrone project, could finally move forward. French Minister of…
Indian Air Force formally inducts Dassault Rafale fighter jet
The Indian Air Force (IAF) formally inducted the Dassault Rafale fighter jet in the 17 Squadron ‘Golden Arrows’…
Indian Rafales under Iranian fire during stopover in UAE
While ferrying between France and India, the first five Dassault Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force…
First Indian Rafale fighter jets take off for Pakistan border
The first five Dassault Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) took off from Merignac Air…
Fighter jet crash averted by defect in civil ejection incident
On March 20, 2019, a civilian passenger was accidentally ejected from a twin-seat Rafale B fighter jet as…
Covid-19: Dassault Aviation makes two Falcon jets available
Dassault Aviation made two Falcon jets available as part of the French military mission to contain the coronavirus…
Dassault profit takes off thanks to record Rafale exports
While in 2019, Dassault Aviation could count on the record delivery of 26 Rafale fighter jets abroad to…
France, Germany sign European next gen fighter jet prototype deal
After long-lasting deliberations, France and Germany have officially agreed to develop a prototype of the next-generation fighter jet. The…
European fighter jet demonstrator receives German greenlight
The members of the Bundestag, the German Parliament, have approved the funding for the development of a technology…
Top 5 future fighter jets of 2020
While several countries are still developing the fifth-generation of fighter jets, the most advanced so far, manufacturers around…
Bundestag votes to decide the future of European fighter jet
The German Parliament, the Bundestag, is due to vote on the production contract for the demonstrator of the…
Dassault and Thales to build the next French electronic spy plane
The French procurement and technology agency, Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) has awarded the Archange airborne strategic intelligence…
UAE inks $800 million contracts for Mirage 2000 fleet
The United Arab Emirates has signed a $462 million contract with Dassault Aviation for the modernization of its…
Airbus reveals LOUT, a German secret stealth drone demonstrator
During the 2019 edition of its Trade Media Briefing on November 5, 2019, Airbus Defense and Space unveiled…
Taiwan Mirage 2000 black box found two years after disappearance
The Taiwan Ocean Research Institute recovered the flight data recorder of a Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter jet that…
France and Germany reach export agreement of future fighter jet
France and Germany signed an arms export agreement regarding weapons developed conjointly, a necessary step for the development…
Airbus and Dassault urge their governments to act on the FCAS
This year, the Paris Air Show saw the signing of the agreement that set the legal framework for…