DefenceTalkAt a ceremony attended by the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of the Croatian Republic Andrej Plenkovic, the French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and the Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation Eric Trappier signed today in Zagreb, with the Croatian Minister of Defense Mario Banozic, two […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dassault-aviation-croatia-and-france-finalize-rafale-acquisition-77509/

France: Eric Trappier, Dassault Aviation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, hosted the handover ceremony of the first Indian Air Force Rafale in Mérignac, Dassault Aviation’s Rafale final assembly facility. The event was placed under the high patronage of the Honourable Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence of India and the Honourable Ms. Florence Parly, Minister […]

DefenceTalkSAINT-CLOUD, France — In the presence of the President of the French Republic, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, and his Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Qatar Armed Forces and Dassault Aviation signed an agreement on future cooperation and the exercise of an option for 12 Rafale. This new order follows on from the contract […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-acquires-an-additional-12-rafale-70978/

DefenceTalkSAINT CLOUD, France: On Friday 24 November, Dassault Aviation, Safran and Thales, which together make up Rafale International, were invited by the Centre Val de Loire Regional Council and AEROCENTRE to the aeronautical forum being held in Tours, to present its creation of an industrial aeronautical sector in India, as part of the “Make in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rafale-team-looking-for-smes-to-set-up-industrial-aeronautical-sector-in-india-70861/

DefenceTalkToday, during the Dubai Airshow, the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces have announced their intention to sign with Dassault Aviation a contract for the upgrade of their Mirage 2000-9 fleet. Dassault Aviation welcomes this decision and is grateful to the UAE authorities for their trust. For more than 40 years, starting with the Mirage 5, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-will-upgrade-fleet-of-mirage-2000-9-fighter-aircraft-70812/

DefenceTalkSAINT-CLOUD, France: On 20 March 2017, the French Minister for Defense, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, authorized the start of development of the new RAFALE F4 standard. Dassault Aviation and the 500 French companies associated with the RAFALE program wish to thank the French Ministry of Defense, the Defense procurement agency (DGA), the French Air Force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dassault-aviation-launches-development-of-the-new-rafale-f4-standard-69571/

DefenceTalkEurope’s nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator was presented in flight today at an air meet at Istres organized by the French Air Force. It is the first time in world aeronautical history that a stealth aircraft controlled from the ground has flown in public. The event – which was prepared by teams from Dassault […]https://www.defencetalk.com/another-world-first-for-the-neuron-uav-67610/

DefenceTalkThe multi-billion deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets could see French defence major Dassault Aviation entering into a joint venture with state-run HAL or any private player to set up a base here for augmenting its existing production line. Defence sources said such a step, if taken, will not only allow the French firm to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rafale-deal-dassault-likely-to-enter-joint-venture-with-hal-64097/

DefenceTalkFrench group Dassault Aviation is poised to sign a 6.3-billion-euro ($7-billion) deal with Qatar for 36 of its Rafale fighter jets, the presidency and sources said Thursday, in the third foreign order this year. Having struggled for years to sell any of its Rafale jets abroad, Dassault has recently scored several lucrative, high-profile contracts with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/frances-dassault-poised-to-ink-fighter-jet-deal-with-qatar-64076/

DefenceTalkDassault Aviation is honored by Qatar’s decision to acquire 24 Rafale aircraft to equip its Air Force. The contract between the State of Qatar and Dassault Aviation is to be signed on Monday, May 4 in Doha in the presence of Mr. François Hollande, President of the French Republic. Following on from the Mirage F1, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-has-chosen-the-rafale-fighter-aircraft-64064/