Export success
India ordered 36 Rafales for the Indian Air Force in 2016, followed by 26 Rafales for the Indian Navy in April 2025. As the first export customer for the Rafale M, India will also be the first country to deploy all three versions of the Rafale (C/B and M).
With the signing of a contract for 12 fighters in August 2024, Serbia became the eighth country worldwide, and the third in Europe, to acquire the Rafale. Its air force had never previously deployed Dassault fighter jets.
In 2022, Indonesia signed a contract to purchase the Rafale. At the beginning of 2024, the full contract for 42 aircraft went into effect, and the first planes were delivered in early 2026. Indonesia is a first‑time military customer and our second Rafale customer in the Indo‑Pacific region.
The United Arab Emirates purchased 80 Rafale F4s in 2021, which is the largest military export order ever secured by Dassault Aviation.
Greece is the first European country to purchase the Rafale. An order for 6 new and 12 pre‑owned fighters was placed in 2021, followed by an order in 2022 for a further 6 new fighters.
In 2021, Croatia joined the ranks of Dassault customers by purchasing 12 pre‑owned Rafales. Dassault Aviation has been contracted to provide maintenance for this fleet of aircraft.
On top of an initial purchase of 24 aircraft in 2015, Egypt announced an order for 31 further fighters in 2021.
Qatar has bought a total of 36 Rafales-24 in 2015, and a further 12 in 2017.
Special Falcons
The French Navy placed an order for 7 Falcon Albatros jets in 2020, and exercised its option to purchase 5 additional aircraft in September 2025. Deliveries of these Falcon 2000LXS maritime surveillance and intervention aircraft (AVSIMAR) are set to commence in 2026. The Falcon Albatros completed its maiden flight in January 2025.
Work on the Falcon Archange strategic intelligence aircraft is progressing, with 3 aircraft already having been ordered by the French government.
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