Dassault Aviation posts higher H1 profit, sales

PARIS, July 22 (Reuters) - French planemaker Dassault Aviation (AM.PA), opens new tab on Tuesday posted slightly higher earnings and revenues in the first six months of 2025 and held targets unchanged as new orders were boosted by a fighter contract with India.

The manufacturer of Rafale warplanes and Falcon business jets, posted a core operating profit of 180 million euros, up from 170 million a year earlier.

First-half sales came in at 2.85 billion euros, up from 2.54 billion at the midway point a year earlier, and the company generated new orders worth 8.08 billion euros, up from 5.13 billion, Dassault Aviation said in a statement.

($1 = 0.8512 euros)