Editing Dassault Aviation

{{Short description|Aerospace manufacturer in France}}
{{Distinguish|Dassault Systèmes}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Dassault Aviation SA
|logo = Dassault Aviation logo.svg
|image = Siège social de Dassault Aviation.jpg
|type = [[S.A. (corporation)|Société Anonyme]]
|traded_as = {{EuronextParis|AM|FR0014004L86|XPAR}}<br>[[CAC Mid 60|CAC Mid 60 Component]]
|ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|FR0014004L86}}
|founder =
|key_people = [[Éric Trappier]]<br />([[Chairman]] and [[CEO]])
|industry = [[Aerospace industry|Aerospace]]<br>[[Defense industry|Defense]]<br>[[Space industry]]
|products = Civil aircraft<br />Military aircraft<br />Space activities
| revenue = {{increase}} {{currency|6.23 billion|EUR|passthrough=yes}} (2024)<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.dassault-aviation.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2025/03/Financial-Release-2024-Results.pdf |title=FINANCIAL RELEASE|publisher=Dassault Aviation |access-date=5 March 2025}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{Increase}} {{currency|519 million|EUR|passthrough=yes}} (2024)
| net_income = {{increase}} {{currency|1.05 billion|EUR|passthrough=yes}} (2024)
| assets = {{Increase}} {{currency|27.72 billion|EUR|passthrough=yes}} (2024)
| equity = {{Increase}} {{currency|6.33 billion|EUR|passthrough=yes}} (2024)
| num_employees = 14,600 (2024)
|owner=
|parent = [[Dassault Group]]
|homepage = {{url|dassault-aviation.com}}
|foundation = {{start date and age|1929}}
|location = Paris, France
|footnotes = <ref name=AR>{{cite web |url=https://www.dassault-aviation.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2023/06/RA_2022_VA_BD.pdf |title=2022 Annual Report |access-date=9 August 2023 |publisher=Dassault Aviation SA}}</ref>
}}

'''Dassault Aviation SA''' ({{IPA|fr|da.so}}) is a French [[Aerospace manufacturer|manufacturer]] of [[military aircraft]] and [[business jet]]s. It was founded in 1929 by [[Marcel Dassault|Marcel Bloch]] as [[Société des Avions Marcel Bloch]] (Marcel Bloch Aircraft Company) or "MB". After [[World War&nbsp;II]], Marcel Bloch changed his name to [[Marcel Dassault]], and the name of the company was changed to '''Avions Marcel Dassault''' on 20 January 1947.

In 1971 Dassault acquired [[Breguet Aviation|Breguet]], forming '''Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation''' (AMD-BA). In 1990 the company was renamed Dassault Aviation, and is a subsidiary of [[Dassault Group]].

Dassault Aviation has been headed by [[Éric Trappier]] since 9 January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-18/dassault-aviation-names-trappier-as-chief-to-succeed-edelstenne |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624185224/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-18/dassault-aviation-names-trappier-as-chief-to-succeed-edelstenne |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-24 |title=Dassault Names Eric Trappier as Chief to Succeed Edelstenne |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |access-date=2012-12-18 }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Dassault Marcel.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Marcel Dassault|Marcel Bloch]] – around 1914]]
The [[Société des Avions Marcel Bloch]] was founded by [[Marcel Dassault|Marcel Bloch]] in 1929.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aircraft-in-focus.com/marcel-bloch-and-dassault/|title=Marcel Bloch and Dassault – Aircraft in Focus|website=aircraft-in-focus.com|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> In 1935 Bloch and [[Henry Potez]] entered into an agreement to buy ''[[Société Aérienne Bordelaise]]'' (SAB), subsequently renamed ''Société Aéronautique du Sud-Ouest''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.lesechos.fr/archives/2012/Enjeux/00289-061-ENJ.htm|title=1916-2012 Dassault Aviation, Du Mystere Au Rafale – Les Echos|website=archives.lesechos.fr|language=fr|access-date=4 July 2018|date=April 2012}}</ref> In 1936 the arms industry in France was nationalised as the ''[[Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Ouest]]'' (SNCASO). Marcel Bloch was asked to act as delegated administrator of the Minister for Air.<ref name=FundingUniverse/> During the occupation of France by Nazi Germany the country's aviation industry was virtually disbanded.<ref>Dassault Aviation ''[http://www.dassault-aviation.com/passion/gb/dassault_a_a_z/histoire_aviation/1916_1945/1916_1945_d.cfm History, 1916 to this day: During the War] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060311085725/http://www.dassault-aviation.com/passion/gb/dassault_a_a_z/histoire_aviation/1916_1945/1916_1945_d.cfm |date=11 March 2006 }}''. Accessed 5 January 2006.</ref> Marcel Bloch was imprisoned by the [[Vichy government]] in October 1940. In 1944 Bloch was deported to the [[Buchenwald]] concentration camp by the German occupiers where he remained until it was liberated on 11 April 1945.

On 10 November 1945, at an extraordinary general meeting of the ''Société Anonyme des Avions Marcel Bloch'' the company voted to change its form to a limited liability entity, ''Société des Avions Marcel Bloch'', which was to be a holding company. On 20 January 1947 ''Société des Avions Marcel Bloch'' became ''Société des Avions Marcel Dassault'' to reflect the name adopted by its owner.

In 1954, Dassault established an electronics division (by 1962 named ''Electronique Marcel Dassault''), the first action of which was to begin the development of airborne radars, soon followed by seeker heads for air-to-air missiles, navigation, and bombing aids. From the 1950s to late 1970s exports become a major part of Dassault's business, major successes were the [[Dassault Mirage]] series and the [[Dassault Falcon|Mystere-Falcon]].

In 1965 and 1966, the French government stressed to its various defense suppliers the need to specialize to maintain viable companies. Dassault was to specialise in combat and business aircraft, [[Nord Aviation]] in [[ballistic missiles]] and [[Sud Aviation]] civil and military transport aircraft and [[helicopter]]s.<ref>Dassault Aviation ''[http://www.dassault-aviation.com/passion/gb/dassault_a_a_z/histoire_aviation/1965_1986/1965_1986_a.cfm History, 1916 to this day: The company's successive reorganizations]''. Accessed 5 January 2006.</ref> (Nord Aviation and Sud Aviation would merge in 1970 to form [[Aérospatiale]] which would itself later merge with 2 other firms and become EADS (now [[Airbus]])).

On 27 June 1967, Dassault (at the urging of the French government) acquired 66% of [[Breguet Aviation]]. Under the merger deal Société des Avions Marcel Dassault was dissolved on 14 December 1971, with its assets vested in Breguet, to be renamed Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation (AMD-BA).
[[File:Dassault Falcon 900 and Dassault Falcon 7X at Genoa Airport.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Dassault Falcon 900]] and a [[Dassault Falcon 7X]] [[business jet]] ]]
[[Dassault Systèmes]] was established in 1981 to develop and market Dassault's [[CAD program]], [[CATIA]]. Dassault Systèmes was to become a market leader in this field.<ref name=FundingUniverse-DS/>

In 1979 the French government took a 20% share in Dassault and established the Societé de Gestion de Participations Aéronautiques ([[SOGEPA]]) to manage this and an indirect 25% share in Aerospatiale (the government also held a direct 75% share in that company). In 1998 the French government transferred its shares in Dassault Aviation (45.76%) to Aerospatiale. On 10 July 2000, Aérospatiale-Matra merged with other European companies to form [[EADS]] (presently [[Airbus]]).

In 2000 [[Serge Dassault]] resigned as chairman and was succeeded by Charles Edelstenne. Serge Dassault was appointed honorary chairman. The American company Atlantic Aviation based in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Delaware]], was acquired in October 2000.[[File:Rafale - RIAT 2017 (35925074454).jpg|thumb|The [[Dassault Rafale]] ordered in 1988 and now in service with the [[French Navy]] and [[French Air Force]]]]

Airbus sold some of its ownership back to Dassault in 2014,<ref>Trautvetter, Chad. "[http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2014-12-02/airbus-begins-selling-stake-dassault-aviation Airbus Begins Selling Off Stake in Dassault Aviation]" ''AINonline'', 2 December 2014.</ref> and further reduced its share to 27% in 2015<ref>{{citation |first=Dan |last= Thisdell |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-raises-stakes-in-move-to-divest-dassault-410551/ |title=Airbus raises stakes in move to divest Dassault |work=[[FlightGlobal]] |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=25 March 2015 |access-date=27 March 2015 }}</ref> then to 10% in 2016.<ref>Dassault Aviation "[https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/group/finance/shareholding/ Dassault Aviation shareholding]" ''Dassault Aviation'', 31 December 2016.</ref>

In April 2024, it was announced that Serbia would sign a deal with Dassault worth £3 billion. This was the largest weapons deal in Serbian history. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Serbia to buy French fighter jets in pivot away from Russia |url=https://www.ft.com/content/fa26d185-6b54-481a-b5b8-1ff41a0ab724 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=www.ft.com}}</ref>

==Subsidiaries==
'''Sogitec''', a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of Dassault, makes advanced [[avionics]] simulation, [[3D imaging]], military [[flight simulator]]s, and [[document imaging]] systems.

==Products==

===Military===

[[File:Dassault Mirage IVP, France - Air Force AN0758316.jpg|thumb|[[Dassault Mirage IV]]]]
[[File:French Air Force Mirage F1 returns to it's mission after receiving fuel from a KC-10 Extender.jpg|thumb|220x220px|[[Dassault Mirage F1]]]]
[[File:Mirage 2000 (53944767439).jpg|thumb|220x220px|[[Dassault Mirage 2000]]]]
[[File:Rafale at Aero India 2017.jpg|thumb|[[Dassault Rafale]]]]
[[File:SCAF - Le Bourget 2019.jpg|thumb|Mock-up of the [[Future Combat Air System|New Generation Fighter]]]]
* [[Breguet Aviation|Breguet]] family ''See main article: [[Breguet Aviation|Dassault Breguet]]''
* [[Dassault MD 315 Flamant|MD 315 Flamant]], 1947
* [[Dassault Ouragan|MD 450 Ouragan]], 1951
* [[Dassault Mystère|Mystère]], 1951
** [[Dassault Mystère|MD 452 Mystère I, II, III]] (a one-off MD-452 nightfighter), 1951
** [[Dassault Mystère IV|MD 454 Mystère IV]], 1952
** [[Dassault Super Mystère|Super Mystère]], 1955
* [[Dassault MD 550 Mirage|MMD 550 Mystère-Delta]], 1955 prototype
* [[Dassault Étendard|Étendard]], 1956
** [[Dassault Étendard II|Étendard II]], 1956
** [[Dassault Étendard IV|Étendard IV]], 1958
** [[Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard|Super Étendard]], 1974
* [[Dassault Mirage III|Mirage III]], 1956
* [[Dassault Mirage IV|Mirage IV]] ([[strategic bomber]]), 1959
* [[Dassault Cavalier|Cavalier MD 610]] – VSTOL concept, 1959
* [[Dassault Communauté|MD 410 Spirale]], 1960
* [[Dassault Balzac V|Balzac V]], 1962 VSTOL
* [[Dassault Mirage IIIV|Mirage IIIV]], (1965–1966)
* [[Breguet Atlantic|Atlantique]] (ATL 1, originally a Breguet product), 1965
* [[Dassault Mirage F1|Mirage F1]], 1966
* [[Dassault Mirage F2|Mirage F2]], 1966 (Prototype)
* [[Dassault Mirage 5|Mirage 5]], 1967
* [[Dassault Mirage G|Mirage G]], 1967
** [[Dassault Mirage G|Mirage G-4/G-8]], 1971
* [[Dassault Milan|Milan]], 1968
* [[Dassault Hirondelle|MD 320 Hirondelle]], 1968 (light military utility aircraft, only 1 prototype was built)
* [[Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet]] (Joint venture with [[Dornier Flugzeugwerke|Dornier]]) 1973
* [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] (50/50 joint venture with [[British Aircraft Corporation|BAC]]) begun within Breguet, 1973
* [[Dassault Falcon 20#Variants|Falcon Guardian 1]], 1977
* [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]], 1978
** [[Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D|Mirage 2000N/2000D]] 1986
* [[Dassault Mirage 4000|Mirage 4000]], 1979 (Prototype)
* [[Dassault Mirage 5|Mirage 50]], 1979
* [[Dassault Falcon 20#Variants|Falcon Guardian 2]], 1981
* [[Dassault Mirage III#Derivatives|Mirage III NG]], 1982
* [[Breguet Atlantic|Atlantique 2]] (ATL 2), 1982
* [[Dassault Rafale|Rafale]], 1986
* [[Dassault AVE-D Petit Duc|AVE-D]], (experimental, first flight 2000)
* [[Dassault Neuron|nEUROn]], (experimental, first flight 2012)
* [[New Generation Fighter]], (Rafale replacement)

===Civilian===

* [[Breguet Aviation|Breguet]] family ''See main article: [[Breguet Aviation|Dassault Breguet]]''
* [[Dassault Falcon|Falcon]] family
** [[Dassault Falcon 10|Falcon 10]] ([[Dassault Falcon 10|Falcon 100]] Upgraded Version)
** [[Dassault Falcon 20|Falcon 20]] ([[Dassault Falcon 20|Falcon 200]] upgraded version)
** [[Dassault Falcon 30|Falcon 30]] (Mystère 30) (30-seat airliner prototype) 
** [[Dassault Falcon 30|Falcon 40]] (Mystère 40) (40-seat airliner proposal)
** [[Dassault Falcon 50|Falcon 50]]
** [[Dassault Falcon 900|Falcon 900]]
** [[Dassault Falcon 2000|Falcon 2000]]
** [[Dassault Falcon 6X|Falcon 6X]]
** [[Dassault Falcon 7X|Falcon 7X]] (originally Falcon FNX)
** [[Dassault Falcon 7X#Falcon 8X|Falcon 8X]]
** [[Dassault Falcon 10X|Falcon 10X]] (in development)
* [[Dassault Mercure|Mercure]] – The only commercial airliner that ever flew made directly by Dassault Aviation. Designed to compete with [[Boeing 737]]. Only 12 units ever built.
* [[Dassault Communauté|Communauté]] – Only 1 prototype was built.

{{gallery
|File:Dassault Falcon 2000 AN0853435.jpg|[[Dassault Falcon 2000]]
|File:Galactic Girl flyby (G-GALX).jpg|[[Dassault Falcon 900]]
|File:Dassault Falcon 7X OY-VIK (7416828394).jpg|[[Dassault Falcon 7X]]
|File:F-WSIX - Dassault Falcon 6X.jpg|[[Dassault Falcon 6X]]
|File:F-BTTI Dassault Mercure Air Inter Calvi 08-92 (22386843477).jpg|[[Dassault Mercure]]
}}

==Facilities and offices==

===Production===
[[File:Dassault Falcon 7X assembly line at Merignac.jpg|thumb|Dassault Falcon 7X assembly line at Merignac]]
* St. Cloud – c. 1938 former engine and fighter plant now heavy-duty simulation systems, and technical branch headquarters
* [[Argenteuil]] - c. 1952
* [[Biarritz]] – acquired Breguet plant 1971
* Merignac - c. 1947
* [[Talence]] - operating from 1939 to 1947
* [[Lorraine]] – c. 1951 as rented facility before moved to Argenteuil
* [[Nagpur]] – a Joint Venture with [[Reliance Group|Reliance Aerostructure Limited]] operating as '''Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL)''', at [[MIHAN]] at [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport|Nagpur airport]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The facility supplies parts for [[Dassault Falcon family]] and [[Dassault Rafale]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Philip |first=Snehesh Alex |last2=ThePrint |date=2024-10-29 |title=Govt backs IAF's plans to buy 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft but faces 2 problems. What’s the logjam |url=https://theprint.in/defence/govt-backs-iafs-plans-to-buy-114-multi-role-fighter-aircraft-but-faces-2-problems-whats-the-logjam/2333510/?amp |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Service Facilities===
* United States, France, China, Brazil
* [[Noida]] : Dassault Aviation is setting up a [[Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul]] (MRO) facility in India under a [[subsidiary]] of '''Dassault Aviation Maintenance Repair Overhaul India (DAMROI)''' for [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] and [[Dassault Rafale]] fleet of the [[Indian Air Force]] as well as that of the [[Indonesian Air Force]]. [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] can also be provided service if required though the fleet is nearing the end of its service.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 September 2024 |title=Dassault sets up MRO for Rafale, Mirage fighters in India; Indian national to head venture |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/dassault-sets-up-mro-for-rafale-mirage-fighters-in-india-indian-national-to-head-venture20240924140843/ |access-date=5 October 2024 |work=ANI}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

===Sales Offices===
* China, Greece, Malaysia, Oman, Russia, Taiwan

===DAS Network===
* Paraguay and United States

==See also==

{{Portal|Companies|Aviation}}
* [[Dassault Group]]
* [[Dassault Falcon]]
* [[Dassault Rafale]]
* [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]]
* [[nEUROn]]

==References==
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<ref name=FundingUniverse>{{cite web|title=History of Groupe Dassault Aviation S|url=https://americantronics.com/índex.php|date=October 2012}}{{dead|date=March 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=FundingUniverse-DS>{{cite web|title=History of Dassault Systems|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/dassault-syst%C3%A8mes-s-a-history/|access-date=1 October 2012}}</ref>

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* Dassault Aviation [http://www.dassault-aviation.com/passion/gb/dassault_a_a_z/histoire_aviation/1916_a_nos_jours.cfm History, 1916 to this day]. Accessed 5 January 2006.

==External links==
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* {{official|https://www.dassault-aviation.com}}

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