At the end of December 2023, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded Dassault Aviation an order for 42 Rafale combat aircraft, known as “tranche 5”, for the French Air Force (AAE). “On behalf of Dassault Aviation and the 400 companies involved in the Rafale program, I would like to …
Read More »Indonesia purchases the Rafale
In the presence of the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, and the Indonesian Minister of Defence, Prabowo Subianto, the Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, and the Air Vice Marshal Yusuf Jauhari, Head of Defence Facilities Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, signed the …
Read More »France: the Rafale F3-R combat aircraft enters operational service
The operational commissioning (MSO) of the Rafale F3-R combat aircraft was decided by Admiral Pierre Vandier, the Navy Chief of Staff, and Air Force General Philippe Lavigne, Air Force and Space of Staff. The modernization of combat aviation capabilities is one of the priorities of the Military Programming Law. As …
Read More »Dassault Aviation receives order for 12 Rafales for French Air and Space Force
Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, today signed a contract for the sale of 12 Rafale aircraft with Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces. These aircraft will replace the 12 Rafales of the French Air and Space Force (FASF) sold to the Hellenic Air Force. The …
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