A Rafale Marine fighter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on October 19, 2024 | Photo: Dassault Aviation/C. Cosmao
Dassault Aviation announced the delivery of 26 Rafale fighter aircraft in 2025 as part of its financial release on aircraft deliveries, order intake and backlog figures for 2025, along with updated net sales guidance, based on unaudited consolidated data as of December 31, 2025.
During 2025, Dassault delivered 26 Rafale fighter aircraft, comprising 15 for export customers and 11 for France. This compares with 21 Rafale deliveries in 2024, when 14 aircraft went to France and seven were exported. The company said 25 Rafale had been scheduled for delivery in 2025.
Order intake in 2025 included 26 export Rafale aircraft, compared with 30 export Rafale ordered in 2024. The 26 aircraft ordered in 2025 constituted the Indian Navy order for the fighter.
As of December 31, 2025, Dassault’s backlog stood at 220 Rafale aircraft. Of these, 175 were for export customers and 45 for France. This compares with a total backlog of 220 Rafale aircraft at the end of 2024, made up of 164 export aircraft and 56 for France.
The company marked the delivery of the 300th Rafale aircraft in October and said in a statement at the time that 233 Rafale aircraft were pending delivery. This indicates Dassault completed the delivery of 13 aircraft in the three-month period of October to the end of 2025. Dassault also said in the October 2025 statement that it was planning to increase the production rate of the Rafale fighter to four aircraft per month.
The company also said it delivered 37 Falcon business jets during the year, while 40 had been planned. In 2024, Falcon deliveries totalled 31 aircraft. Orders for Falcon business jets rose to 31 aircraft in 2025, up from 26 in the previous year. The Falcon backlog declined year-on-year to 73 aircraft, from 79 aircraft at the end of 2024.
In the statement on Wednesday, Dassault raised its net sales guidance for 2025 to more than €7 billion. The company said it will publish its full annual financial results on March 4, 2026, including confirmed figures for net sales, order intake and backlog values in euros.
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