Dassault opens 1.1M sq ft Cergy factory to speed Rafale and Falcon production

Dassault inaugurated a new 1.1 million sq ft factory in Cergy, replacing its Argenteuil site to assemble components for Rafale fighters and Falcon business jets. The facility is intended to enable higher Rafale production rates and provide additional capacity to scale Falcon output.

Discovered 2025-09-22T20:10:31.207545-07:00 | 2025-09-22T20:10:31.207545-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The new 1.1M sq ft campus replaces Argenteuil and materially increases Dassault's manufacturing footprint, supporting the company’s ability to raise output to meet demand shown in its H1 order intake of €8.075 billion — driven by 26 Rafale exports and eight Falcon jets (https://hype.aero/?story=72a55478-c054-4056-bc0a-fd5d2b9b2afa).

  • Faster production capacity is directly tied to operational and export commitments: the plant helps deliver jets needed for recent and planned Rafale deployments and sales, including France’s reinforcement of NATO air defences with Rafales in Poland (https://hype.aero/?story=89ece2a6-31e2-468b-8008-eef8434701ac).

  • The factory strengthens Dassault’s industrial base and aligns with its external manufacturing strategy and supply-chain investments, complementing partnerships to localise Rafale work (https://hype.aero/?story=c0efc467-6a91-4665-824e-98930b3bb186) and broader supplier capacity expansions in France (https://hype.aero/?story=3a24cc1b-3960-4030-bb02-0e5303f2746a).

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usinenouvelle.com adj.com.my evaint.com worldairnews.co.za aereo.jor.br aeromorning.com
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2025-09-22T20:10:31.207545-07:00
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