Rafale maker Dassault Aviation stocks see 66% jump in 2025 amid India-Pak tensions

Rafale’s French manufacturing company Dassault Aviation saw a significant 66% in its shares this year.

India used the fighter aircraft during Operation Sindoor. The Paris-listed company’s stock rose to 10%, soared 66.7% in 2025 so far to 325.80 Euros on Thursday, against its close at 195.90 Euros on December 31, 2024. 

The total market capitalisation of Dassault Aviation stood at 2.61 billion Euros (₹25,120 crore).

Notably, India signed a landmark ₹63,000 crore government-to-government deal with France to buy 26 Rafale-Marine fighter jets which will give added punch to the Indian Navy.

The 26 Rafale-M jets for the Navy, manufactured by Dassault Aviation of France , are expected to be delivered within 37 to 65 months. The delivery of all the planes is scheduled to be completed by 2030-31, a senior official said.

The Rafale procurement will include weapons, simulators, spares, associated ancillary equipment, crew training and logistics support for the Indian Navy from the French government. Besides, it includes indigenous manufacturing of components under offset obligations as part of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative,

The fighter jets will be deployed on aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya, strengthening the Indian Navy’s capability to counter any threat emerging in the Indian Ocean.

Dassault Aviation is a French aerospace company that shapes the future by designing and building military aircraft, business jets and space systems. According to the website of Dassault Aviation, Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault owns 66.28% shareholding of the company, 10.56% by Airbus, 0.22% by Dassault Aviation, while 22.94% stake remains free-float.