MBDA Meteor
Country of origin
France
France
ManufacturerMBDA
The Meteor is a European active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed and manufactured by MBDA. It offers a multi-shot capability (multiple launches against multiple targets), and has the ability to engage highly maneuverable targets such as jet aircraft, and small targets such as UAVs and cruise missiles in a heavy electronic countermeasures (ECM) environment with a range in excess of 200 kilometres (110 nmi).
A solid-fueled ramjet motor allows the missile to cruise at a speed of over Mach 4 and provides the missile with thrust and mid-course acceleration. A two-way data link enables the launch aircraft to provide mid-course target updates or retargeting if required, including data from other parties. The data link can transmit missile information such as functional and kinematic status, information about multiple targets, and notification of target acquisition by the seeker. According to MBDA, Meteor has three (head-on) to six (tail-chase) times the no-escape zone of current (2018) air-to-air missiles of its class. The missile is equipped with both proximity and impact fuses to maximise destructive effects and reliability.
The fruit of a joint European...
A solid-fueled ramjet motor allows the missile to cruise at a speed of over Mach 4 and provides the missile with thrust and mid-course acceleration. A two-way data link enables the launch aircraft to provide mid-course target updates or retargeting if required, including data from other parties. The data link can transmit missile information such as functional and kinematic status, information about multiple targets, and notification of target acquisition by the seeker. According to MBDA, Meteor has three (head-on) to six (tail-chase) times the no-escape zone of current (2018) air-to-air missiles of its class. The missile is equipped with both proximity and impact fuses to maximise destructive effects and reliability.
The fruit of a joint European...
