Dassault Aviation signs a cooperation agreement with AED Cluster Portugal

Dassault Aviation, representing its Rafale partners, Thales and Safran, signed with AED Cluster Portugal, Portugal's association for the aeronautics, space and defence industries, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential areas of cooperation between Rafale partners and the Portuguese industrial sector, in the context of the Portuguese Air Force's F-16 fleet renewal.

The signing of this agreement, which took place at the French Embassy in the presence of the Ambassador of the French Republic in Portugal, H.E. Asvazadourian, follows the official submission of a bid for the Rafale to the Portuguese Government and to the Portuguese Air Force in July 2026.

This MoU demonstrates the commitment of the Rafale partners already established in the country to build on the existing relationship and to take cooperation with AED and Portuguese industrial partners a step further, in order to boost the Portuguese economy and strengthen the country's sovereignty.