Dassault CEO Trappier Rejects Pakistani Rafale Claims

The CEO of the Dassault Company denies the accusation of the Pakistani side in the destruction of the Rafales and confirms the integrity of the aircraft by confirming the position of India after the operation Sindoor.

Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier have strongly rejected the statements by Pakistan that it had shot down three Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jets in the execution of Operation Sindoor. Describing the claims as factually wrong, the CEO in an interview with media spelled out that no such report had been forwarded to them by the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The CEO stressed that the claim was also confirmed independently by Dassault, which produces the Rafale. Trappier said that what Pakistan is claiming about destroying 3 Rafales is completely bogus; he reiterated the competence of the Rafale and how it could perform and survive even in battle conditions.

The CEO also highlighted the multirole capabilities of the Rafale, comparing its actual performance to the F-35's purported performance, and asserted that the Rafale is more versatile than any other weapon in the Chinese arsenal.

India had rejected that it lost any aircraft in Operation Sindoor which was against terror camps in the Pakistani territory, after the Pahalgam massacre. Pakistani officials on their part have given no solid facts to prove their declarations. Defense analysts around the world have rejected the story as unfounded.

The statements of the CEO strengthen India's official position even more, weakening the credibility of the Pakistani story.