Saint-Cloud, France, October 7, 2025 – The production of the 300th Rafale has been
completed a few days ago. This milestone reflects the operational, industrial, and commercial
success of this combat aircraft, which has no equivalent in its category in terms of versatility
and proven operational effectiveness.

Under the oversight of the Direction générale de l’Armement and the engineering management
of Dassault Aviation, the Rafale program brings along 400 French companies. It is a
cornerstone of France’s industrial and military sovereignty thanks to the critical technologies it
has developed and the export successes it has achieved.

To date, 533 Rafale aircraft have received firm orders from France and eight export customer
countries. Thus, 233 examples are yet to be delivered, with production rates planned to
increase to 4 aircraft per month.

The first Rafale units became operational in the French Navy in 2004 and in the French Air
Force in 2006. Export deliveries began in 2015 (Egypt).

Source: Dassault Aviation