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The first Dassault Falcon 8X Archange, the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/french-air-and-space-force\/\">French Air and Space Force<\/a>'s new strategic signals-intelligence aircraft, has landed at its future home, Air Base 105 \u00c9vreux-Fauville in Normandy.<\/p>\n\n<p>The aircraft made its first landing at \u00c9vreux on 7 October 2026 and was presented there the next day to the air force chief of staff. The service made the arrival public on 23 October, and the Ministry of the Armed Forces has now confirmed that military evaluation has begun. It is the moment the programme stops being an industrial project and starts becoming an air force capability.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border:1px solid #e2e7ee;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 26px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> Dassault Falcon 8X Archange (three-engined business jet), Thales CUGE SIGINT payload<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>First flight:<\/strong> 25 July 2025, Bordeaux-M\u00e9rignac<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>First landing at \u00c9vreux:<\/strong> 7 October 2026 (made public 23 October)<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Registration seen:<\/strong> F-ZJFM<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Fleet:<\/strong> Three aircraft and ground systems planned; firm contract for the first two<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Unit:<\/strong> Escadron \u00e9lectronique a\u00e9roport\u00e9 5\/64 \"Dunkerque\" (formerly 1\/54), BA 105 \u00c9vreux-Fauville<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Replaces:<\/strong> Two Transall C-160G Gabriel, retired May 2022<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Status:<\/strong> CEAM evaluation; delivery to forces expected around 2028-2029<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A spy plane built on a business jet<\/h2>\n\n<p>Archange, short for <em>Avions de Renseignement \u00e0 CHArge utile de Nouvelle GEn\u00e9ration<\/em>, pairs a modified Falcon 8X with Thales's CUGE electronic intelligence system. According to Thales, a single CUGE sensor intercepts radio communications and radar emissions at the same time, using multi-polarisation antennas and AI-assisted automatic processing. Dassault handles the airframe modification, integration and certification; the DGA, France's procurement agency, runs the programme.<\/p>\n\n<p>The job, as the air force describes it, is to build and broadcast the adversary's electronic order of battle in real time: where the radars are, what they are, what they are saying. That picture feeds mission planning, updates the electronic warfare libraries carried by fighters such as the Rafale and helps protect aircraft flying into defended airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2113661733764317641&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:520px;border:none;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;The ability to anticipate developments is key to national security.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Nadim Traboulsi<\/strong> &mdash; Archange programme director, Thales, January 2020<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/falcon-8x-archange-sigint-aircraft-french-air-force.jpg\" alt=\"Falcon 8X Archange SIGINT aircraft in flight\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The Falcon 8X Archange in flight. The ventral fairing under the forward fuselage houses part of Thales's CUGE intelligence-gathering system. Photo: Arm\u00e9e de l'Air et de l'Espace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Replacing the Gabriel<\/h2>\n\n<p>Archange replaces the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/transall-c-160\/\">Transall C-160G Gabriel<\/a>, the twin-turboprop SIGINT aircraft flown for decades by the Dunkerque electronic warfare squadron. France retired its last two Gabriels in May 2022, several years earlier than planned, and has bridged the gap with a leased Saab 340. The new aircraft is also meant to restore strategic collection capacity lost when the DC-8 SARIGuE was retired in 2004 without a successor.<\/p>\n\n<p>The squadron that will fly Archange has itself changed name. Under a French air staff decision, the Escadron \u00e9lectronique a\u00e9roport\u00e9 \"Dunkerque\" was renumbered from 1\/54 to 5\/64 on 1 January 2026. It supports the current evaluation, which is led by the air force's test centre, the CEAM, together with DGA flight test, Dassault and Thales.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/transall-c-160g-gabriel-f221-sigint.jpg\" alt=\"Transall C-160G Gabriel SIGINT aircraft\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A Transall C-160G Gabriel, the twin-turboprop electronic intelligence aircraft that Archange replaces, at RAF Fairford in 2005. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Late, but arriving<\/h2>\n\n<p>The programme was launched in November 2019 and the production contract went to Thales and Dassault on 30 December that year, firmly covering the first two aircraft of three planned. The original plan foresaw service entry from 2025. The Ministry of the Armed Forces now speaks of delivery to the forces around 2028-2029.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;The difficulty is fitting an electronic computing bay into an aircraft with constrained space ... an unpleasant surprise from industrial partners who were unable to keep to the schedule.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Gen. Fabien Mandon<\/strong> &mdash; Chief of the Defence Staff, French Senate hearing, as reported by Opex360 (translated from French)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The first Archange flew from Dassault's M\u00e9rignac site on 25 July 2025, still in factory primer, an event the then Armed Forces Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu announced himself. A year and a bit later, now in air force colours and wearing Dunkerque squadron markings, it is at \u00c9vreux. The evaluation now under way will decide how quickly France gets its ears back.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=1948784134693814493&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:520px;border:none;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 6px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qbx8ptccJ6Q\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin:0 0 24px;font-style:italic\">The predecessor bows out: a Transall C-160G Gabriel arrives at the Mus\u00e9e de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Sources: Minist\u00e8re des Arm\u00e9es \/ Arm\u00e9e de l'Air et de l'Espace, The Aviationist, Opex360, Thales, Defence Industry Europe<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>What is the Archange aircraft?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Archange is France's new strategic signals-intelligence aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 8X business jet modified to carry Thales's CUGE electronic warfare payload. CUGE intercepts radio and radar emissions at the same time, using multi-polarisation antennas and AI-assisted processing. The French Air and Space Force calls Archange the future pillar of its electromagnetic intelligence capability.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>When did Archange arrive at \u00c9vreux-Fauville Air Base?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The first Falcon 8X Archange made its first landing at Air Base 105 \u00c9vreux-Fauville on 7 October 2026 and was presented there the next day to the French Air and Space Force chief of staff. The air force made the arrival public on 23 October 2026, as technical and operational evaluation by its CEAM test centre got under way.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Which aircraft does Archange replace?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Archange replaces the Transall C-160G Gabriel, the twin-turboprop SIGINT aircraft flown by the Dunkerque electronic warfare squadron. France retired its two remaining C-160G Gabriels early, in May 2022, and leased a Saab 340 as a stopgap. Archange is also meant to restore capacity lost when the DC-8 SARIGuE was retired in 2004.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many Archange aircraft will France operate?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">France plans to field three Archange aircraft plus their ground systems and a ground training platform. The production contract signed with Thales and Dassault Aviation on 30 December 2019 firmly covered the first two aircraft. The Ministry of the Armed Forces now expects delivery to operational forces around 2028-2029, later than the original 2025 target.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Which unit will fly the Archange aircraft?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Archange aircraft will be flown by the Escadron \u00e9lectronique a\u00e9roport\u00e9 Dunkerque, based at \u00c9vreux-Fauville in Normandy. On 1 January 2026 the squadron was renumbered from 1\/54 to 5\/64 under a French air staff decision. The same squadron previously flew the C-160G Gabriel and supports the current Archange evaluation.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>When did Archange first fly?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Archange first flew on 25 July 2025 from Dassault Aviation's facility at Bordeaux-M\u00e9rignac, still in factory primer, and the then Armed Forces Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu announced the flight on X. 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