Dassault Falcon Epicure Explained
The
Dassault Falcon Epicure is a project of Dassault Aviation and
Thales[1] for a surveillance,
reconnaissance, and
electronic warfare aircraft. This will replace by 2025 the two
Transall Gabriel currently used by the French Air Force
[2] for strategic missions of electronic warfare and airborne espionage. Falcon Epicure will be developed from the Falcon 7X
[3] as the basis for work. It is currently unknown whether or not the aircraft will be refueled.In the French Air Force this aircraft will be part of the CUGE program,
[4] for
Capacité Universelle de Guerre Électronique or in English Universal Electronic Warfare Capacity.
Notes and References
- https://www.boursier.com/actions/actualites/news/la-france-commande-trois-falcon-a-dassault-pour-la-guerre-electronique-758468.html
- http://www.avionslegendaires.net/2018/03/actu/des-jets-daffaires-dassault-aviation-pour-remplacer-les-transall-gabriel/
- http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/tag/falcon+epicure
- https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/groupe/presse/press-kits/falcon-epicure-service-de-larmee-de-lair/