Nagpur, June 19 -- French military aircraft and business jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation announced a strategic partnership with Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary Reliance Aerostructure Limited on Wednesday to establish manufacturing operations for Falcon 2000 business jets in India.

The collaboration will establish a final assembly line in Nagpur, Maharashtra, marking the first time Dassault Aviation will manufacture Falcon 2000 jets outside France.

The partnership aims to produce aircraft for global markets, with the first flight of an Indian-manufactured Falcon 2000 scheduled for 2028.

The announcement was made during the Paris Air Show, which began on June 16, 2025.

According to the joint press statement, the partnership positi...