Company
Dassault Aviation
Dassault Aviation is a French manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. ↗
| Headquarters | Paris, France ↗ |
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| Founded | 1929 ↗ |
| Founders | Marcel Dassault ↗ |
| Leadership | Éric Trappier, Chairman and CEO ↗; Éric Trappier, since 2013-01-09 ↗ |
| Employees | 14,600 ↗ |
| Ownership | Public, Euronext Paris ↗; Dassault Group ↗ |
| Website | www.dassault-aviation.com ↗ |
Products
- The Rafale fighter was ordered in 1988 and is in service with the French Navy and French Air Force. ↗
- The Falcon line of business jets includes the Falcon 900, Falcon 7X and Falcon 10X. ↗
- The Mirage series and the Mystere-Falcon were major export successes for Dassault from the 1950s to the late 1970s. ↗
- Dassault Aviation's product areas are civil aircraft, military aircraft and space activities. ↗
Customers
Acquisitions
- Dassault acquired 66% of Breguet Aviation on 27 June 1967, and the combined company became Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation in 1971. ↗
- Dassault acquired the U.S. company Atlantic Aviation, based in Wilmington, Delaware, in October 2000. ↗
- Sogitec, which makes avionics simulation, 3D imaging and military flight simulators, is a wholly owned Dassault subsidiary. ↗
