Dassault Aviation has filed a complaint after damage was discovered at its Cergy plant near Paris, where Rafale fighter aircraft are assembled. A collaborator has been detained as French authorities investigate the case, which involves incidents reported across late 2025 and June 2026.
The plant in Val-d’Oise forms part of France’s combat-aircraft production chain and handles work on Rafale fuselage sections and related components. The company has not disclosed the nature of the damage or whether output was affected. French reporting links the case to an internal security issue rather than a confirmed external sabotage operation, with the investigation continuing under judicial supervision.