Dassault Aviation

As Falcon 6X celebrates two years in service at Dubai Airshow, Dassault is working on certifying the twinjet for high-elevation airports.

Leaders of Germany, France and Spain plan to meet to address French concerns about greater participation for Dassault Aviation in the FCAS program by year's end.

At the heart of tension in France is that Dassault Aviation asserts it does not have enough say over program decisions.

As the drama over the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System nears its climax, Airbus is sketching out what is to come.

German aircraft engine maker MTU remains hopeful the French/German/Spanish Future Combat Air System program will move forward.

The engine family has now surpassed the 600,000 flight-hour milestone.

Luminair, a German charter operator, accepted delivery of a new Dassault Falcon 900LX to its fleet.

Lasers, maneuvering satellites and spaceplanes are getting more attention as Western militaries look to counter threats to their space systems.

The French Vortex spaceplane demonstrator program will aim to validate heat shield technology and different control capabilities once it takes flight.

According to the latest Jefferies report, The Jet Set, inventories for preowned business jets in August have risen 6% year-over-year.

The French Air Force has deployed the newly modernized Dassault Mirage 2000D to East Africa, the first deployment of the midlife upgrade operational in April.

“We have no lessons to learn from arrogant industrialists,” says Defense Minister Theo Francken in response to Dassault's comments about Belgium and FCAS.

EASA has endorsed a report calling current technology insufficient, and its rulemaking program will focus on two-pilot operations.

Dassault Aviation is pushing for its proposed Vortex reusable spaceplane to become a European Space Agency program.

Belgium has no solid basis to become a full partner in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Éric Trappier says.

Late component deliveries are still impeding the production of Dassault Aviation’s Falcon business jets, both at the aerostructures manufacturing and final assembly stages, CEO Éric Trappier said July 22.

Can the French-German-Spanish fighter development program be saved? The next few months could be decisive.

The total number of used business jets available for sale in June 2025 declined 2% compared to a year ago.

Dassault Aviation is exhibiting a small-scale model of the Vortex, a reusable spaceplane it is proposing for dual-use civil-military applications.

Hamburg-based executive charter operator Luminair ordered three Falcon 9X trijets from Dassault Aviation here at the Paris Air Show this week.

Dassault Aviation plans to manufacture its Falcon 2000 LXS business jet in India under a joint venture with Reliance Aerostructure Limited.

Tensions over the potential workshare within the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS program resurfaced on the second day of the Paris Air Show.

The French military and Dassault are working to have a new, large combat drone ready early next decade for the service entry of the latest Rafale F5 fighter.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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