Key Takeaways

  • A new teaching and research chair was inaugurated by the French Minister for the Armed Forces.
  • The chair brings together four engineering schools around structuring themes for combat system architects.
  • Dassault Aviation is supported by Agence de l’Innovation de Défense and Dassault Systèmes.
  • The chair has begun teaching students at the 2025 Paris Air Show

Strategic Implications

This initiative may indicate a focus on developing complex systems architecture for combat systems. The involvement of multiple engineering schools suggests a collaborative approach to addressing emerging defense challenges.