Key figures of Dassault Aviation Group for 2022

The Board of Directors, on 9 March 2023, chaired by CEO Mr. Éric Trappier, approved the 2022 statement of accounts. The audit procedures have been completed and the audit opinion is in the process of being issued. “The war in Ukraine has featured prominently over the past year, not least because of the human consequences it has taken since it first started. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people. It also serves as a reminder to EU countries that armed conflicts are not consigned to the past and that we must be prepared for them. This is why President Macron, who was re-elected in April 2022, is calling for a war economy to be established. France’s Military Procurement Law, which will be enacted in 2023, should reflect that mindset. Apart from the war in Ukraine, 2022 saw a succession of crises (persistence of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in Asia, geopolitical crises, shortages of raw materials, inflation, energy supply, social unrest). These crises have destabilised our suppliers, directly impacting our supplies, production and development. Supply chains were severely affected in 2022 and remain under significant pressure, particularly in the aviation sector” stated the CEO. “Like 2021, 2022 was a historic year for order intake (EUR 21.0 billion and 156 aircraft – 92 Rafale Export and 64 Falcon). As a result, our backlog is the Egyptian Air Force Rafales reach 10,000 flight hours largest in the Group’s history: EUR 35.0 billion (251 aircraft – 125 Rafale Export, 39 Rafale France and 87 Falcon), Net sales totaled EUR 6.9 billion and we delivered 46 aircraft: 13 Rafale Export, 1 Rafale France and 32 Falcon. Lastly, concerning the FCAS, the agreement on the development of the demonstrator (detailed specifications) establishes the role of Dassault Aviation as lead architect of the New Generation Fighter (NGF). This is good news for our engineering department, since the agreement protects our intellectual property” further stated the CEO. In the military sector, 2022 saw the commercial success of the Rafale for export, notably with the entry in the order book of the contract for 80 Rafale for the United Arab Emirates following receipt of the first advance plus the signing of contracts for 42 Rafale (6+36) for Indonesia. The first advance has been received for the first six aircraft, which have been included in 2022 order intake. The entry into force of the order of the additional 36 Rafale is pending, the sale to Greece of an additional six new Rafale.

As a result, Rafale order intake in 2022 equals 92 aircraft (80 for the United Arab Emirates, 6 for Indonesia and 6 for Greece). The backlog as of 31 December 2022 now includes 164 new Rafale (125 Export, 39 France), the delivery of 13 Rafale to export customers (Greece, India and Qatar), resumption of the delivery of Rafale to France, with one aircraft accepted in 2022. This delivery follows a four-year hiatus, at the request of the French State for budgetary reasons, the continuation of development work on the Rafale F4 standard, for the FCAS, of which Dassault Aviation is leader for the NGF demonstrator, the first phases of work on the demonstrator (Phase 1A) were completed in 2022. Dassault Aviation and Airbus have reached an agreement, allowing phase 1B to be awarded. Dassault Aviation is prime contractor and architect of pillar 1, the NGF, and is involved (as cocontractor or sub-contractor) in pillars 3, 4, 5 and 7, as well as in item 0 (continuation of technical operational studies with the military). Work has begun on the Eurodrone contract. Dassault Aviation is responsible in particular for flight controls and mission communications, as a sub-contractor of Airbus Defence and Space. Regarding the Falcon multi-mission aircraft, development work is continuing on the Archange (Falcon 8X) and Albatros (Falcon 2000LXS) programmes. Business development efforts resulted in order intake for 4 Falcon 2000LXS for the South Korean Air Force; architectural study of the Futur PATMAR, based on Falcon 10X, has been launched in January 2023, (in competition with Airbus), the vertically integrated contracts signed with France for the Rafale (Ravel), Mirage 2000 (Balzac) and the ATL2 (Ocean) are continuing, with performance exceeding the contractual targets. In the civil aviation segment, 64 Falcon were ordered and 32 Falcon were delivered in 2022. The business aviation market was dynamic, despite the slowdown observed at the end of the year. The year also saw the continuation of development efforts on the Falcon 6X and 10X; the Falcon 6X is continuing its test flight campaign and certification process. This aircraft will enter service in mid-2023. It was unveiled at the EBACE and NBAA trade shows and is continuing to be ramped up; the Falcon 10X reached several milestones in 2022 (industrialisation of its first parts, wing tests). A full-scale mock-up was unveiled at the EBACE and NBAA trade shows; the award to Dassault Falcon Service of a support contract for France’s Falcon aircraft; the expansion of the network of service centers, with the upcoming opening of service centers in Dubai in 2023 and in Melbourne (Florida) and Kuala Lumpur in 2024. Wilmington service center has ceased its operations; the Company’s commitment to the decarbonisation of its Falcon aircraft, in particular with preparation for the expansion of Falcon SAF capability. The Falcon 10X will be natively 100% SAF compatible as soon as it enters service, the launch of the “SAF plan,” which envisages the ambitious use of SAF for internal flights and the development of a flight plan optimisation tool. The backlog as of 31 December 2022 is 87 new Falcon, compared with 55 at the end of 2021.

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