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France funds Dassault's Rafale F5 risk mitigation study

France's defence ministry detailed EUR 4 billion in new 2025 orders, including EUR 318 million to Dassault Aviation to launch the risk mitigation study for the Rafale F5 standard. First half 2025 orders reached EUR 12 billion.

Reported Editor-read FlightGlobal, 7 July 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the Rafale F5 standard itself is funded for production, only the study phase.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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