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Safran Wins Three Inertial Navigation Contracts for France’s Nuclear Deterrence

November 2, 2026

Safran Electronics & Defense has been selected this year for three inertial navigation programs supporting France’s strategic nuclear deterrence, equipping […]

Serbian company Utva to Manufacture Rafale Gun-System Components

October 23, 2026

Serbian aircraft manufacturer Utva will become part of the Rafale fighter’s international supply chain. Serbia’s Utva aviation factory will manufacture […]

New Artificial Intelligence Takes Flight on Dassault Aviation’s Rafale

September 24, 2026

Dassault Aviation has flight-tested two new sovereign AI algorithms on the Rafale fighter jet. The first was developed by the […]

J-16 and Rafale, Followed by the French Military Chief’s Arrival in Cairo: Does the Timing Conceal a Strategic Message?

August 27, 2026

Waleed Sami Only one day separated two military events that appeared, on the surface, to be entirely unrelated. Yet their […]

NAMIB, the New Electronic Warfare Payload Successfully Completes a Collaborative Flight with a Rafale

July 15, 2026

Dassault Aviation and Harmattan AI today announced the successful execution of a collaborative in-flight engagement between a Rafale F4 and […]

MICA NG Missile Achieves Key Development Milestone

June 30, 2025

On Thursday, 19 June 2025, the teams of MBDA, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), Dassault Aviation and the French […]

Safran unveils higher-thrust version of M88 for future Rafale upgrades

June 17, 2025

At the Paris Air Show, Safran is unveiling the M88 T-REX, an evolution of its M88 engine. Compatible with future […]

Egypt’s Aerospace Industry Takes Flight: A Conversation with Major General Eng. Tarek Abd El-Fatah Mohamed

September 8, 2024

Report by: Sami Orfali In a recent conversation at the Egypt Airshow, Major General Eng. Tarek Abd El-Fatah Mohamed, chairman […]

Serbia acquires 12 Rafale fighters

August 30, 2024

In the presence of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and the President of the Republic of Serbia, […]

The Rafale enters service in the Croatian Air Force

April 25, 2024

Following the acquisition of 12 Rafale from the French Air and Space Force in November 2021, the first six Rafale […]