Reliance Aerostructure Ltd (part of Reliance Infrastructure) and France’s Dassault Aviation announced at the Paris Air Show that Falcon 2000 business jets will now be manufactured in India. This marks the first time Dassault is building these aircraft outside France
The facility in Nagpur will evolve into a Global Centre of Excellence, assembling fuselages, wings, and nose sections—not only for the Falcon 2000, but eventually for Falcon 6X and 8X models
📅 Timeline & Scale
- Assembly begins: First Falcon 2000 rollout expected between 2025–26
- First delivery: Made-in‑India aircraft delivered by 2028 for corporate and defence clients
- Production capacity: Initially 18 jets per year, scalable to 22 annually
🚀 Strategic Significance
- “Make in India” boost: The partnership aligns with India’s push to develop high-value manufacturing and exports in aerospace
- Defense & civil synergy: Combines civil and defence output, sitting under offset obligations from the Rafale fighter deal
- Technology transfer: DRAL—a 51:49 JV—is now assembling full aircraft, boosting skill levels and spurring an ecosystem of MSMEs in Nagpur
📈 Market & Investor Impact
- Reliance Infrastructure shares surged 5%, hitting the BSE’s upper circuit after the announcement
- Dassault shares remained steady, showing market confidence in the expansion of its global manufacturing footprint ainonline.com.
✅ Final Take
The Reliance‑Dassault Falcons pact is a milestone for India’s aerospace sector—transforming a sub-assembly line into a full aircraft production hub by 2028. As Dassault builds Falcons outside France for the first time, Nagpur’s DRAL facility emerges as a symbol of India’s industrial maturity and global manufacturing ambitions.
