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The Falcon 8X Archange to serve the French Air Force
Saint-Cloud, 14 January 2020 – On 30 December 2019 the French Defense Procurement
Agency (DGA) ordered the Archange airborne strategic intelligence program, comprising
three Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X aircraft equipped with the Thales new-generation payload
CUGE (universal electronic warfare capability). A contract has been awarded for the first two
aircraft.
Dassault Aviation and the dozens of French companies associated with the Falcon programs
wish to thank the Ministry of the Armed Forces, the DGA and the French Air Force for their
confidence.
The required level of performance of the Archange Falcons necessitates highly complex
integration work, something that is at the core of Dassault Aviation and Thales know-how.
“I am very proud and happy with the decision of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. The
Archange Falcon will serve the French forces in the same way as the Falcons 10, 200, 50,
2000, 900 and 7X are already doing it, declared Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of
Dassault Aviation. The special mission Falcons provide the perfect illustration of the dual
competences of Dassault Aviation: our civil aircraft benefit from the cutting-edge technologies
developed for our combat aircraft, which in return benefit from the industrial processes
deployed for the highly competitive production of the Falcon aircraft.”
The tri-jet Falcon 8X is the latest addition to the Falcon range. The business jet version can
carry 8 passengers and 3 crew members over a distance of 6,450 nm (12,000 km). It has
digital flight controls which stem directly from Dassault Aviation's experience acquired with
the Mirage 2000 and Rafale. It is equipped with an EASY digital flight deck and the totally
unrivalled FalconEye combined vision system (CVS).
Exported to more than 90 countries, the Falcon aircraft are flexible and economic to fly. Their
handling qualities, aerodynamics and versatility render them capable of fulfilling missions that
go beyond civil aviation standards. They are designed by the design office that also develops
the Rafale and nEUROn combat aircraft. Over the last 50 years, Dassault Aviation has
customized many Falcons for purposes such as medical evacuation, cargo transport,
maritime surveillance, electronic warfare, etc. These multirole aircraft represent about 10% of
the Falcon fleet in service across the world.
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ABOUT DASSAULT AVIATION:
With over 10,000 military and civil aircraft (including 2,500 Falcons) delivered in more than 90 countries over the last
century, Dassault Aviation has built up expertise recognized worldwide in the design, development, sale and support of all
types of aircraft, ranging from the Rafale fighter, to the high-end Falcon family of business jets, military drones and space
systems. In 2018, Dassault Aviation reported revenues of €5.1 billion. The company has 11,500 employees.
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78, Quai Marcel Dassault - 92552 Saint-Cloud Cedex 300 – France - Tel: +33 (0)1 47 11 40 00
Head office: 9, Rond-Point des Champs-Elysées Marcel Dassault - 75008 Paris - France - French limit company (S.A.) with a registered capital of €66,789,624 - 712 042 456 RCS Paris
