Aircraft
France Receives Its First Falcon Albatros Patrol Jets
Dassault based the maritime patrol aircraft on the Falcon 2000LXS
A Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance aircraft flies over a coastal area.
Dassault converts the Falcon 2000LXS business jet into the Albatros maritime surveillance aircraft for the French Navy. © Dassault Aviation

France’s defense procurement agency, the Direction Générale de l’Armement, has taken delivery of the first two Dassault Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance jets, the manufacturer announced on Wednesday.

Handing over the aircraft marks a milestone for AVSIMAR, France’s maritime surveillance and intervention aircraft program, which launched in 2020 and grew with an order for five more jets announced in October 2025. France expects to employ a fleet of 12 by 2031.

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