Dassault Aviation
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Dassault Aviation SA (French pronunciation: [daˈso]) is a French manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch (Marcel Bloch Aircraft Company) or "MB". After World War II, Marcel Bloch changed his name to Marcel Dassault, and the name of the company was changed to Avions Marcel Dassault on 20 January 1947.
Quick Facts Company type, Traded as ...
Company type | Société Anonyme |
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Euronext Paris: AM
CAC Mid 60 Component | |
ISIN | FR0000121725 |
Industry | Aerospace Defense Space industry |
Founded | 1929; 95 years ago (1929) |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people | Éric Trappier (Chairman and CEO) |
Products | Civil aircraft Military aircraft Space activities |
Revenue | €6.93 billion (2022) |
€572 million (2022) | |
€830 million (2022) | |
Total assets | €22.5 billion (2022) |
Total equity | €6.01 billion (2022) |
Number of employees | 12,768 (2022) |
Parent | Dassault Group |
Website | dassault-aviation |
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In 1971 Dassault acquired Breguet, forming Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation (AMD-BA). In 1990 the company was renamed Dassault Aviation, and is a subsidiary of Dassault Group.
Dassault Aviation has been headed by Éric Trappier since 9 January 2013.[2]