Meteor Missile: Origins, Development and News

[Forest Green]

Nice origin story for the Meteor missile.

S225XR - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[timmymagic]

First drop test from KF-21

https://twitter.com/x/status/1640639518020628481

View: https://twitter.com/Rotorfocus/status/1640639518020628481

 

[timmymagic]

Excellent Think Defence article as ever..

Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM - Think Defence

Meteor is the next generation Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) system

www.thinkdefence.co.uk

 

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1682180486561427457

View: https://twitter.com/Gabriel64869839/status/1682180486561427457?s=20

 

[Kalarz]

Models showcasing Meteor integration along with various MBDA missiles at MBDA booth in Singapore Airshow 2024.

 

[TomcatViP]

F-35?

(not before 2030)

F-35 To Get Meteor, SPEAR 3 Missiles “By End Of Decade”

The new weapons will provide an especially lethal combination with the F-35’s stealth and forthcoming upgraded sensors.

www.twz.com

 

[Forest Green]

By end of decade would imply 2029 at the latest.

 

[Archibald]

F-35?

(not before 2030)

F-35 To Get Meteor, SPEAR 3 Missiles “By End Of Decade”

The new weapons will provide an especially lethal combination with the F-35’s stealth and forthcoming upgraded sensors.

www.twz.com

With so many European countries buying F-35s, it make sense it gets Meteor. Readily agree that F-35 stealthness will make Meteor even more lethal.
[By the way, Gripens with Meteors would be a radical solution to the mounting Russian glide-bombs issue. There are rumors Sweden may export Gripens - yet Meteors would be another step: a big step. And the older Gripens obviously were not Meteor capable... ]