In today’s highly volatile environment, our strength lies in our long-term vision and the loyalty of our customers. We owe our longevity to our ability to envision the future and adapt to new challenges. We play a key role in safeguarding national sovereignty, a vital precondition of long-term sustainability.
We sustain French national sovereignty by providing the military with the aircraft and operational support it needs; by ensuring the preservation of France’s strategic expertise in the design and operational management of high‑performance air combat systems; and by strengthening the French defense industry through our export sales to strategic customers.
Fighter aircraft and their operational support systems constitute the cornerstones of security and deterrence in the face of major threats.
Dassault Aviation manufactures conventional combat systems. The manufacturing and export of military hardware is subject to a stringent set of regulatory controls overseen by the French government.
Our dual expertise means that we can count on markets with different business cycles, thus reducing our exposure to fluctuating economic conditions. We design and manufacture our combat jets and civil aircraft in the same design office and the same plants. The state‑of‑the‑art technology developed for military use also benefits our civil aviation business, which in turn generates innovations in terms of production and certification.
Dassault Aviation is the only aerospace group in the world that is still owned by the family of its founder, Marcel Dassault. This unwavering backing from our main shareholder ensures the stability and continuity of our strategy: Éric Trappier is only the fifth CEO in a century. This enables us to take a long‑term view, which is a major asset in aviation where cycles stretch over decades: a typical combat aircraft stays in production for more than 25 years and remains in service for upwards of 40 years.
This stability allows us to uphold the values that underpin our strength as a company: commitment, teamwork, a passion for aviation, rigorous standards, innovation and determination.
Dassault Aviation takes a unique approach to sharing profits with its employees in France, based on fair distribution: 35% of the 2025 net income of our French businesses is thus distributed under specific profit‑sharing and incentive agreements. Our shareholders were offered 35% of our adjusted net income as dividends at the Annual General Meeting held on May 13, 2026. Dassault Aviation pays the bulk of its taxes in France: 89% in 2025.
