Dassault Aviation
Aviation and Aerospace Component ManufacturingÎle-de-france, France5001-10000 Employees
Dassault Aviation is a French aerospace company that designs and manufactures military aircraft, business jets, and space systems. Based in Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, it operates with a substantial industrial footprint and serves as a hub for a broad network of partner companies in France and abroad. The company pursues key programs in defense and aviation, producing the Rafale multirole fighter, the nEUROn combat drone, and the Falcon family of business jets, along with specialized platforms for maritime surveillance, intelligence gathering, or medical evacuation. Its primary markets include air forces and naval air arms that require versatile platforms, as well as corporate and government customers for its business jets and space initiatives. It maintains strategic autonomy through expertise across technologies important to national security and is a core shareholder in Thales. A recent development involves the VORTEX-S multipurpose spacecraft project announced with OHB for a European Space Agency proposal, illustrating ongoing expansion into space systems.