Dassault Aviation

After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.

After years of production delays and shortages, fighter OEMs are investing in in new facilities, manufacturing methods and labor to spark new growth.

Airbus has unveiled concepts for an uncrewed wingman that could support German Air Force Eurofighters in the 2030s.

The need to maintain competitiveness and treat business operators fairly must be balanced with climate concerns.

Despite rising geopolitical tensions and economic strains, President and CEO Eric Trappier expressed confidence in Dassault’s market performance at EBACE.

Flying with three engine types, Rolls’ unusually configured testbed is designed for high-altitude evaluation of the Pearl 10X for Dassault’s long-range Falcon.

Major business aviation manufacturers have a number of new programs under development ranging from a single-engine turboprop to ultra-long-range jets.

A consortium led by Airbus is to study options to provide Europe with a strategic airlift capability that could replace the need to use An-124s.

Partners in the Eurodrone program have completed the preliminary design review for the twin-engine medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed air system.

Jean-François Georges, Dassault Aviation’s senior vice president for civil aircraft at Dassault Aviation from 1991-2003, died May 11 at age 83.

As the first Croatian Rafales arrive, neighboring Serbia lays out plans for its own procurement of the French fighter.

The Tikehau Aero Partenaires 2 fund is aimed at supporting small- and medium-size companies in the aerospace sector.

Despite a comfortable backlog, the country’s industry continues to grapple with financial woes and recovering know-how.

After a successful 2023 in recruitment, the aerospace sector in France is planning to add 25,000-30,000 employees in 2024.

The 149,500 ft.² facility includes workshops, storage space, offices, training rooms and rest areas.

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.

The high costs of power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel are preventing the technology from moving forward.

Dassault Aviation is planning on introducing a laminar-flow wing on the Falcon 10X.

Dassault Aviation chair and CEO Eric Trappier told journalists that delays to its Falcon 10X program were inevitable given the delays to the Falcon 6X.

Reexamining the checklist

Every dollar of aircraft production underpins at least another dollar of supplier activity in all tiers.

Dassault executives say final assembly of the first ultra-long-range Falcon 10x is expected to begin in the second half of 2024.

The aircraft will be operated by Cat Aviation, a Zurich-based charter and aircraft management company and long-time Falcon operator.

Politics, historical context and the workings of the U.S. defense industrial complex are among the reasons.