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Dassault Delivers 300th Rafale as Firm Orders Reach 533

A swelling backlog now steers a production ramp to four aircraft per month.

Overview

  • Dassault reports 233 Rafales remain to be delivered to France and eight export customers.
  • The company plans to deliver 25 aircraft this year and is increasing output toward a four-per-month cadence.
  • A newly inaugurated site in Cergy will support Rafale and Falcon manufacturing and integration.
  • The program operates under DGA oversight and unites about 400 French suppliers, reinforcing industrial sovereignty and an ITAR‑free supply chain.
  • Export customers now include Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, India, Greece, Croatia and Serbia, with exports having started in 2015.