As an industrial architect and systems integrator, Dassault Aviation has unique expertise in the use of cutting-edge technologies and data. We play a pivotal role in French and European aerospace research and development, in both civil and military aviation.
Our commitment to innovation is evidenced by our spending on R&D, which amounted to over a billion euros in 2025. We are working on the ongoing development of the Rafale F4, Export and F5 standards, a combat drone system, a future combat aircraft, as well as the Falcon 10X, Archange and Albatros, along with the Vortex space plane.
Our Vortex roadmap for the development of a range of space planes is designed to strengthen key European sovereign capabilities and meet the challenges of the new space economy.
This phased, dual‑purpose roadmap is geared towards developing key strategic capabilities, including transport to and from orbit, as well as civil and military missions conducted from an autonomous orbital platform.
Backed by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and the European Space Agency (ESA), the Vortex program is part of an ongoing process of European and international cooperation.
We are developing AI systems to boost performance and safety, while ensuring that people remain in charge of the decision‑making process. Our approach consists of deploying the right AI solutions in the right place for the benefit of our crews, our customers and our manufacturing operations.
Business aviation has the potential to be at the forefront of efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the aerospace industry.
Our Falcon 8X is the first business jet in the world to have earned CO2 certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). It is compliant with the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) international decarbonization regulations. EASA is the first major regulatory authority to have adopted this standard, with a view to decarbonizing civil aviation and promoting the technological innovations necessary to bringing this about.
Following this achievement, Dassault is moving ahead with certification for the Falcon 6X and 2000LXS. The Falcon 10X will be natively compliant with international energy efficiency standards.
As part of France’s civil aviation research council (Corac), we are actively involved in a series of technology maturation projects aimed at shaping the future of aviation.
Since 2008, the Clean Sky 1 and 2 programs have enabled us to collaborate with some 20 major partners in seven European countries. We are continuing with our efforts in this area by heading up the Clean Aviation program’s Concerto project.
