Dassault to Produce 4 Rafales Per Month as Backlog Reaches 233 Aircraft

Dassault Aviation plans to increase the production of its Rafale jets to four per month as the current order backlog has reached 233 aircraft.

To support the nearly doubling of its production rate,  the company recently inaugurated a new manufacturing and integration site in Cergy, northwest of Paris, besides setting up a joint venture with India’s Tata Advanced Systems to produce two Rafale fuselages per month in the Indian city of Hyderabad starting 2018.

A Dassault statement said that a total of 533 Rafales have been firmly ordered by France and eight export customers. Of those, 53 are destined for France as of June 2025. Dassault plans to deliver 25 Rafales this year and gradually increase production to four aircraft per month in the years to come.

Dassault Aviation has completed the 300th Rafale, marking a new milestone for France’s flagship multirole fighter at a time of record industrial momentum.

This growing backlog includes domestic replenishment orders alongside major export contracts with India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, and Serbia, ensuring full utilization of Dassault’s industrial capacity into the 2030s.