“Rafale” is no longer just a fighter, but also an automobile
Unveiled in the early 1980s, the Rafale fighter broke with Dassault’s tradition of calling the lineage of fighter…
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Dassault celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Falcon business jet
“For an aircraft to fly well, it must be beautiful”. The famous quote by Marcel Dassault, founder of…
Falcon 900 seized with drugs is Portugal’s new presidential aircraft
The Portuguese Air Force (FAP) has incorporated a new business jet for Esquadra 504 Linces, a air group…
A320neo and Falcon 10X to compete for France’s future maritime patrol aircraft
The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) has notified Airbus and Dassault to produce studies for a maritime patrol…
France takes delivery of a Rafale fighter jet after four-year hiatus
On December 29, 2022, Dassault Aviation delivered a Rafale fighter to France’s defense procurement agency. The information, however,…
Colombia again postpones choosing a new fighter jet
Colombia was the protagonist of an embarrassment over the time-consuming selection of a new fighter to replace the…
Colombia’s new president chooses Rafale as replacement for Kfir fighters
Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro changed his initial speech of not spending financial resources on combat aircraft…
Dassault confirms agreement with Airbus to design the 6th gen European fighter
The FCAS (Future Combat Air System) program, which will give rise to a combat system including a 6th…
European 6th gen fighter about to be resumed after agreement – report
The FCAS (Future Combat Air System) program, which provides for the manufacture of a combat system including a…
Dassault targets Colombia to introduce Rafale in South America
Once dominant in the South American air forces, Dassault is suffering from a long hiatus in orders in…
Greece extends acquisition of Rafale fighter jets to 24 aircraft
Greece has extended the Rafale fighter acquisition contract by six aircraft, Dassault announced. A first deal, announced in…
Indonesia signs purchase of 42 Dassault Rafale as US clears way for sale of 36 F-15s
Indonesia became the newest customer for the Dassault Rafale fighter jet on Thursday. The Asian country has signed…
UAE signs historic contract to acquire 80 Dassault Rafale fighters
Dassault has closed the sale of 80 Rafale F4 fighters to the United Arab Emirates, the company announced…
Italy believes in merging Tempest and FCAS programs
Similar programs, the Tempest and FCAS (Future Combat Air System) fighters, recreate a disagreement from the 1980s when…
Greece receives first Dassault Rafale fighter
Six months after signing the agreement to acquire the 18 Rafale fighters, Dassault delivered the first aircraft to…
Switzerland to announce new Air Force fighter on June 30
The Swiss government is expected to announce the winning bid in the competition that will choose the new…
Rafale and F-35 are mentioned as favorites in Swiss fighter competition
The Swiss government is expected to decide soon on a replacement for the Boeing F/A-18C/D fighter jets used…
Dassault launches its largest business jet, the Falcon 10X
Dassault unveiled on Thursday the largest business jet ever proposed by the French planemaker. A new entrant in…
Egypt more than doubles Rafale fighter order
The Egyptian Air Force has entered into a new agreement to acquire 30 Rafale fighters with Dassault. Thanks…
France offers the ATL 2 to the German Navy as a replacement for the P-3 Orion
France has formalized an offer to sell four Dassault ATL 2 aircraft to the German Navy, Defense News…