Dassault Aviation

Year founded: 1929
Sector: Defence, Aerospace

Dassault Aviation is a French aerospace manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets, founded in 1929 by Marcel Bloch (later Marcel Dassault). Headquartered in Saint-Cloud, it produces the Rafale combat aircraft and the Falcon family of business jets, and is a partner in the Future Combat Air System. The company is part of the Dassault Group and employs about 14,600 people.

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