Dassault Falcon - French ISTAR and Maritime Platform

[RavenOne]

This year has seen the French DGA pick the Dassault Falcon X or 2000 series corporate jet as strategic ISTAR platform first of all in January for 3 airframes for the Army replacing the legacy Transall. This is in conjunction with Thales.

Thales and Dassault Aviation win contract for France's new strategic airborne intelligence programme

On 30 December 2019, the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) awarded Thales and Dassault Aviation the contract to equip the French Army's future strategic intelligence aircraft with the CUGE universal electronic warfare capability.

www.thalesgroup.com

Today the Aeronavale picked the Falcon 2000 as platform for their Albatros Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) program.

Falcon 2000 Albatros for the French Navy - Press kits

On Nov. 19, the French Minister of the Armed Forces announced the upcoming notification of the contract for the "Albatros" AVSIMAR program. © ERIDIA Studio / Dassault Aviation - A. Bonfort

www.dassault-aviation.com

 

[Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)]

Is it known what weapons the Falcon 2000 AVISMAR can carry, if any?

 

[TomS]

Is it known what weapons the Falcon 2000 AVISMAR can carry, if any?

It's probably not armed -- it can drop SAR kits (packages with rafts, radios, etc.) marker bouys, etc. It replaces a bunch of SAR/EEZ surveillance aircraft currently in service, not for armed maritime patrol operations.