Dassault Aviation and Reliance Aerostructure Limited (RAL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, have signed a landmark agreement at the Paris Air Show to manufacture Falcon 2000 LXS business jets in India for the global market. This historic collaboration positions India among an elite group of countries – including the United States, France, Canada and Brazil – capable of producing next-generation business jets.
Under the agreement, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL) will become a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for the Falcon series, including the Falcon 6X and 8X, making it the first such facility outside of France. The move is set to bolster India’s role in the international aerospace supply chain and represents a major advancement in the country’s “Make in India” initiative.
Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, stated: “This new agreement, which will make DRAL the first centre of excellence for Falcon assembly outside France and which will eventually enable the establishment of a final assembly line for the Falcon 2000, illustrates, once again, our firm intent to meet our ‘Make in India’ commitments, and to contribute to the recognition of India as a major partner in the global aerospace supply chain.”
As part of the arrangement, DRAL will assume responsibility for the complete fuselage and wing assembly of the Falcon 2000, with additional transfers of the front fuselage sections of the Falcon 8X and 6X. Major upgrades to the facility in MIHAN, Nagpur, will enable the first “Made in India” Falcon 2000 to take flight by 2028.
This initiative marks the first time in Dassault Aviation’s history that Falcon jets will be produced outside France, reflecting a strategic shift in the company’s global manufacturing footprint. It also establishes India as a high-end aerospace manufacturing hub, meeting rising demand for business jets both domestically and internationally.
