Paris / Saint-Cloud, France – January 12, 2026 — Dassault Aviation with Harmattan AIannounced that they have established a strategic partnership aiming to accelerate the integration of controlled autonomy and artificial intelligence technologies into combat aviation systems.
Under the agreement, Dassault Aviation acquired Harmattan AI 200 million dollars Leading the Series B financing round of .
According to the companies, the collaboration aims to incorporate advanced, platform-integrated artificial intelligence capabilities into Dassault’s future air combat systems, focusing on control of unmanned aerial systems and high-intensity collaborative operations.
This initiative is in line with the French manufacturer’s strategy to integrate sovereign, controlled and traceable artificial intelligence solutions into its military systems.
Harmattan AIhas already obtained multiple “Program of Records” from the French and UK Ministries of Defense for its autonomous systems portfolio and is expanding its activities on a global scale in line with increasing demand.
Resources provided in the Series B round; It will be directed to the dissemination of artificial intelligence-based tasks in new operational fields, expansion of the product portfolio to other areas, and increasing the industrial production capacity of platforms focused on ISR, anti-drone and electronic warfare.
Dassault AviationAccording to , the partnership will include advanced versions of Rafale and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCASIt will also support the development of artificial intelligence capabilities that will be integrated into the company’s future air combat systems, including ) projects.
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Company; It will contribute its experience in complex system architectures, mission system integration in high-density operational environments, and support for international expansion through its already established global network.
Harmattan AI emphasized that this collaboration is an important step towards consolidating new generation autonomous defense systems by combining the most advanced artificial intelligence technologies with the experience of the European military aviation industry. The partnership is expected to accelerate the development and adoption of collaborative air combat solutions by allied armed forces for decades to come.
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