Dassault Aviation
Coverage of Dassault Aviation in the Nexus archive.
- Ukraine agrees on plan to acquire 16 Rafale jets, France’s Macron says
Ukraine and France agreed to acquire 16 Rafale jets and associated weapon systems, including SAMP/T NG air-defense batteries, radar, and missiles. The agreement includes licensing for Ukraine to produce AASM glide-bombs, Aster 30 interceptors, and SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles. Nine countries, including France and the UK, formed a coalition to develop an anti-ballistic defense system called Freyja centered on Ukrainian-made interceptors.
- ‘We told you so’: French far right responds to European fighter jet failure
The collapse of the Franco-German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program has been seized by France’s National Rally party to criticize President Macron’s European defense integration strategy. The far-right party claims vindication after Germany abandoned the project, citing irreconcilable disagreements between French Dassault Aviation and German Airbus Defence and Space over leadership roles.
- France, Germany Abandon Joint Fighter Jet Project
France and Germany have abandoned their joint next-generation fighter jet project due to disputes between Dassault Aviation and Airbus. They will continue collaborating on other elements of the FCAS system and pursue alternative defense cooperation projects.
- Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project
Germany and France have agreed to cancel their €100-billion Future Combat Air System (FCAS) joint fighter jet project after months of disputes over specifications, control, and requirements. The project, launched in 2017 by Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel, involved German aerospace group Airbus and French company Dassault Aviation, with disagreements over the core fighter jet and nuclear-capable capabilities preventing resolution.