As an industrial architect and systems integrator, it is vital to be capable of developing and applying state-of-the-art technologies. Dassault Aviation possesses this rare ability, making it a pivotal player in aerospace R&D in France and Europe, in terms of both civil and military aviation.
Our focus on innovation is reflected by major research contracts and substantial self-financed investments. We are working on the ongoing development of the Rafale (F4, F5 and export standards), as well as on the development of the FCAS, the Falcon 6X and 10X, the Falcon 8X Archange, the Falcon 2000 Albatros, in addition to the Eurodrone and nEUROn drones.
In addition to their superlative operational performance, our aircraft are also designed to be fuel efficient. Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) deliver a reduction in CO2 emissions of 80% to 90% compared to kerosene. The 30% SAF blends currently available on the market are being used by our Falcons, which are already certified for blends up to 50%. The Falcon 10X will be the first Falcon to be certified for 100% SAF use. In addition, flight path optimization, incorporating extremely fine-grained meteorological data, promises to deliver rapid operational gains.
Right from the design stage and throughout their entire life cycle, we are actively reducing the environmental footprint of the manufacture, use and recycling of our aircraft. As part of France’s civil aviation research council (Corac), we are involved in a series of technology maturation projects in the area of sustainable aviation.
Since 2008, Clean Sky 1 and Clean Sky 2 programs has provided us with the opportunity to collaborate with some twenty major partners in seven European countries. We are also involved in the Clean Aviation program, which is designed to continue this work.
Sesar, a European joint-undertaking devoted to improving air dedicated traffic, has contributed to the development of our FalconEye system, which provides safe access to all airports in conditions of poor visibility, including those with limited technical resources.
Since December 2022, Dassault Aviation has been coordinating the EICACS project, a European initiative supported by the European Defense Fund aimed at establishing future interoperability standards for air combat systems. This project brings together 37 industrial and research organizations from 11 European countries.
Man-Machine Teaming (MMT) - a program devoted to developing advanced solutions for optimizing interaction between humans and machines - has created an ecosystem enabling further integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into military aeronautics.
€572 million in self-financed R&D
