Dassault Aviation posts higher H1 profit, sales

PARIS (Reuters) -French planemaker Dassault Aviation 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)

(Reporting by Tim Hepher; editing by Mark Heinrich)