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Ireland's New Jet Lacks Fog-Landing System, Contains Israeli Avionics

8/4/2026

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Ireland received a €53 million Dassault Falcon 6X government jet in December 2025 that lacks the FalconEye vision system and carries 14 passengers.
FalconEye, co-developed by Dassault and Israeli Elbit, would enable landings in fog.
The Irish Defence Department says the aircraft has no current limits on capability.
Four Airbus helicopters and an Airbus C295 patrol plane for the Irish Air Corps contain Israeli-made Helionix avionics and radar that cannot be removed.

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Ireland received a €53 million Dassault Falcon 6X government jet in December 2025 that lacks the FalconEye vision system and carries 14 passengers.
FalconEye, co-developed by Dassault and Israeli Elbit, would enable landings in fog.
The Irish Defence Department says the aircraft has no current limits on capability.
Four Airbus helicopters and an Airbus C295 patrol plane for the Irish Air Corps contain Israeli-made Helionix avionics and radar that cannot be removed.