French Aerospace Giant Invests in Autonomous Defense Technology
Dassault Aviation has announced a strategic partnership with French defense technology company Harmattan AI, leading a $200 million Series B funding round to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence into future combat aviation systems. The agreement aims to develop embedded AI functions for Dassault’s next generation of combat aircraft, including the Rafale F5 standard, with a focus on controlling unmanned aerial systems. This effort is part of Dassault’s wider strategy to bring ‘sovereign, controlled and monitored AI’ into its combat systems, as reported by AeroTime.