| Falcon Epicure | |
|---|---|
| Role | Airborne battlefield and surveillance aircraft
Type of aircraft
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| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation |
| Introduction | at least 2025 |
| Status | Project |
| Primary user | French Air Force |
| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 7X |
The Dassault Falcon Epicure is a project of Dassault Aviation and Thales[1] for a surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare aircraft. This will replace by 2025 the two Transall Gabriel currently used by the French Air Force[2] for strategic missions of electronic warfare and airborne espionage. Falcon Epicure will be developed from the Falcon 7X[3] as the basis for work. It is currently unknown whether or not the aircraft will be refueled. In the French Air Force this aircraft will be part of the CUGE program,[4] for Capacité Universelle de Guerre Électronique or in English Universal Electronic Warfare Capacity.
