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Meteor is the next generation Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile Meteor has been developed by a group of European partners led by
(BVRAAM) system designed to revolutionise air-to-air combat in the 21st MBDA to meet the needs of six European nations: the UK, Germany,
Century. The weapon brings together six nations with a common need to Italy, France, Spain and Sweden. The weapon system will equip
defeat the threats of today as well as the emerging threats of the future. Eurofighter Typhoon, Rafale and Gripen. It is also compatible with other
advanced fighter aircraft and will be integrated to the F-35 Lightning II
Guided by an advanced active radar seeker, Meteor provides all-weather Joint Strike Fighter.
capability to engage a wide variety of targets from agile fast jets to small
UAVs and cruise missiles. It is designed to meet the most stringent of
requirements and is capable of operating in the most severe of clutter
and countermeasure environments. The weapon is also equipped with
data link communication. Aimed at meeting the needs of a network
centric environment, Meteor can be operated using third party data,
enabling the Meteor user – the pilot – to have the most flexible
weapon system.

Meteor’s stunning performance is achieved through its unique ramjet

propulsion system – solid fuel, variable flow, ducted rocket. This ‘ramjet’
motor provides the missile with thrust all the way to target intercept, • World beating air dominance
providing the largest No Escape Zone of any air-to-air missile system. To • Large No Escape Zone – several times that of current MRAAM
ensure total target destruction, the missile is equipped with both impact • Effective operation in dense electronic warfare environments
and proximity fuses and a fragmentation warhead that detonates on • Network enabled capability through data link
impact or at the optimum point of intercept to maximise lethality. • Leading edge technology accessed through the six European
industrial partner nations
• Will be available on the F-35 Lightning II
• In production/in service
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MBDA Contacts

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Propulsion Name
• Solid fuel variable flow ducted rocket (ramjet) • METEOR
Seeker
• Active RF Missile Characteristics
• Advanced, software centric • Rail and ejection launch capability
• Weight: 190 kg
Navigation & Guidance
• Length: 3.7 m
• Bank-to-turn or bank-while-turn manoeuvring
• Diameter: 178 mm
• Inertial mid-course with data link
• Autonomous terminal guidance using enhanced proportional navigation
Warhead
• Blast fragmentation
Fuses
• RF Proximity
• Impact
© MBDA - UK 2017-05-v.001 - Photo Credits: Rafale image ©DGA, Typhoon images ©GH Lee/MBDA