Dassault Aviation

Dassault Aviation SA
Company typeSociété Anonyme
Euronext Paris: AM
CAC Mid 60 Component
ISINFR0014004L86
IndustryAerospace
Defense
Space industry
Founded1929 (1929)
HeadquartersParis, France
Key people
Éric Trappier
(Chairman and CEO)
ProductsCivil aircraft
Military aircraft
Space activities
Revenue 6.23 billion (2024)
519 million (2024)
1.05 billion (2024)
Total assets 27.72 billion (2024)
Total equity 6.33 billion (2024)
Number of employees
14,600 (2024)
ParentDassault Group
Websitedassault-aviation.com
Footnotes / references

Dassault Aviation SA (French pronunciation: [da.so]) is a French manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch (Marcel Bloch Aircraft Company). After World War 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, 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.