Dassault Aviation Logs Higher Deliveries of Rafale Fighter Jets
Company dispatched 21 Rafale fighter jets in 2024, above guidance of 20
Dassault Aviation AM 1.08%increase; green up pointing triangle delivered more Rafale fighter jets to customers last year than in 2023 as geopolitical tensions remain elevated, though deliveries of its Falcon business jets came short of company guidance amid supply-chain hurdles.
The French aircraft manufacturer said it dispatched 21 Rafale fighter jets in 2024 compared with 13 a year earlier, above guidance of 20 aircraft. Deliveries of Dassault’s Falcon business jets climbed to 31 last year from 26 the year prior, but missed guidance of 35 deliveries.
The group didn’t elaborate on Falcon deliveries, but said last year that strained supply chains were weighing on production and, consequently, deliveries. Much of the aviation industry has been agonizing for years over supply-chain bottlenecks.
Dassault Aviation in July warned of shortages in its production lines, citing supplier inefficiencies in the aerostructure sector. The group said at the time that it was taking steps to anticipate those inefficiencies and mitigate their impact on production and deliveries.
The company logged 30 Export Rafale orders in 2024 against 60 in 2023. Meanwhile, the group reported 26 Falcon jet orders last year, above the 23 it received a year earlier.
Dassault Aviation’s backlog included 220 Rafale and 79 Falcon jets at the end of the year.
The group will post its 2024 financial results on March 5.