Business
Dassault Aviation: France Places New Falcon Albatros Order
France Places New Falcon Albatros Order Saint-Cloud, France, October 2, 2025 – On September 26, 2025, the French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) placed an order with Dassault Aviation for five Falcon 2000 Albatros aircraft as part of the Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) program. A total of twelve aircraft are planned under this program, of which seven were previously ordered in December 2020. Dassault Aviation, together with the many French companies cont
About this update from Dassault Aviation Sa
[{"type":"image","alt":"Dassault Aviation","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"Dassault Aviation","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":300,"height":104,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/globenewswire.com/c359f3ac80884e52be163fd22b332de3"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/10rlNMgGbLl36D5WF_ZEYg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTE0NjtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/globenewswire.com/c359f3ac80884e52be163fd22b332de3","width":300,"height":104}},"lazy":false},{"type":"text","content":"France Places New Falcon Albatros Order","length":39,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Saint-Cloud, France, October 2, 2025 – On September 26, 2025, the French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) placed an order with Dassault Aviation for five Falcon 2000 Albatros aircraft as part of the Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) program. A total of twelve aircraft are planned under this program, of which seven were previously ordered in December 2020. Dassault Aviation, together with the many French companies contributing to the Falcon programs, would like to thank the French Ministry for the Armed Forces, the French Navy and DGA for their confidence.","length":600,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The Falcon 2000 Albatros is equipped with a multifunction radar housed beneath the fuselage, a high-performance optronic turret, observation windows, a SAR (Search & Rescue) kit release solution, and dedicated communication systems. It is based on the Falcon 2000LXS business jet – the latest addition to the Falcon 2000 family, with several hundred units in service worldwide. The versatile Falcon 2000LXS has a range of 4,000 nm and offers strong low-speed performance, allowing it to operate at the most challenging airports.","length":532,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The Falcon 2000 Albatros is developed by Dassault Aviation in collaboration with Naval Group, Safran, and Thales. The aircraft are tested at Dassault Aviation’s flight test center in Istres, southern France, and the company’s Mérignac facility, in western France, is responsible for the conversion work.","length":303,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, said: “From the Falcon 20 operated by the U.S. Coast Guard to the Falcon 900 and Falcon ...