Shaping technological innovation

Projet Man Machine Teaming (MMT)
Projet Man Machine Teaming (MMT)

As an industrial architect and systems integrator, you have to know how to develop and apply state-of-the-art technologies. Dassault Aviation offers this rare skill, making it a pivotal player in ensuring the strategic autonomy of France and Europe, in terms of both civil and military applications.

Substantial investments

Our focus on innovation is reflected by major research contracts and substantial self-financed investments. We are working on the ongoing development of the Rafale (F4 and export standards), as well as on the development of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), the Falcon 10X and 6X, the Falcon 8X Archange, the Falcon 2000 Albatros, in addition to the Eurodrone and nEUROn UCAVs.

Integrating technological breakthroughs

In order to achieve the right balance between long term technological developments and short-cycle innovations, we are developing architectures capable of integrating developments and breakthroughs, while meeting the highest level of security requirements, thanks in particular to our InnovLab approach. We are particularly focused on our relationships with today’s dynamic startup ecosystem.

Meeting environmental challenges

We are driven by the need for fuel-efficient, high-performance aircraft, and we are working on solutions to reduce air transport emissions. We are involved in research programs that seek to achieve technological and operational breakthroughs from an environmental point of view.

Civil aviation research in France

As part of France’s civil aviation research council (Corac), we are involved in several projects related to the use of hydrogen in future aircraft. We are developing high-aspect-ratio wing technologies and working on new on-board functions, collaborative design and the factory of the future.

European innovations

Since 2008, the Clean Sky 1 and 2 research programs have provided us with a framework for addressing environmental issues from a variety of angles. These programs involve collaboration with major partners in seven different European countries.
Reducing carbon emissions goes hand in hand with lowering fuel consumption, which in turn entails reducing aircraft drag and mass.

We are making progress in the areas of eco-design, new materials, as well as maintenance and recycling technologies in order to optimize the life cycle of our aircraft.

Our work on noise reduction and the development of new acoustic barriers is enabling us to achieve enhanced noise management.

Sesar, a European program devoted to improving air traffic management, has contributed to the development of our FalconEye system, allowing safe access to all airports, including those with poor visibility. We are also working on optimizing flight paths to reduce carbon emissions.

Airborne artificial intelligence

The Man-Machine Teaming (MMT) is a research program aimed at creating an ecosystem dedicated to the integration of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for military aviation. A project entrusted to Dassault Aviation and Thales by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA), the MMT program comprises 43 projects and involves 37 companies, including 12 start-ups, 12 manufacturers (mostly SMEs) and 13 academic partners.

Clean Sky, Sesar, Corac: concrete partnerships for a sustainable environment

Contacts

Stéphane Fort
Armelle Gary

Contacts

Stéphane Fort
Armelle Gary