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French Government Backs VORTEX Spaceplane Project
Dassault Aviation stock closed near EUR 279.40 on Euronext Paris after the French government announced its support for the company’s VORTEX reusable spaceplane project, according to reports from AviationNews.eu and other sources. The project is seen as a strategic element of France’s future orbital transport and space-defense capabilities. Dassault Aviation has also begun deliveries under France’s AVSIMAR maritime surveillance program, with the French defense procurement agency DGA taking delivery of the development aircraft and the first two Falcon 2000LXS Albatros mission planes. This news was first reported by Unknown Source.