Aircraft
Dassault and Thales Awarded Archange Contract
The French government has ordered the first two Falcon-based platforms to replace aging Transall Gabriels in the Sigint-gathering role.
This impression shows the Falcon Archange, with a fairing housing the antennas of the CUGE system and blocked-out cabin windows. (photo: Dassault)
This impression shows the Falcon Archange, with a fairing housing the antennas of the CUGE system and blocked-out cabin windows. (photo: Dassault)

France’s Direction Générale de l’Armament (DGA) has awarded a contract to Dassault Aviation and Thales to equip two Dassault Falcon 8X business jets with the Thales Capacité Universelle de Guerre Electronique (CUGE, universal electronic warfare capability) signals intelligence (Sigint) suite. The contract was awarded on December 30 and announced jointly by the companies on January 14.


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