I have now heard it from two colleagues in the industry that a SAM derivative of the Meteor has been more than just "looked at". Considering what surface launched AMRAAM has brought to the table in it's various flavours then a booster added Meteor (with the enhanced software update for land attack/anti radar) would sound like a very tasty bit of kit. I have not heard whether this interest is just manufacturer musings or there is a player out there asking questions? What I was told over a beer was slimline booster based on Aster tech with with wide ranging feeds and programable multi mission/target re-scope capability but this in turn came from a previous "over a beer" chat. I see no flaw in the concept and as an added layer to what CAMM/ER brings to push out past 100/150km (well past with a slimline Aster booster).
I could even see this as a useful shore defence system mission killing vessels a good couple of hundred k's out with a Mach 4/4.5 strike against radar and other critical systems. Without compromising anyone would be be interesting to see if there is anything further in this past bored engineers pitching ideas upstairs.
I could even see this as a useful shore defence system mission killing vessels a good couple of hundred k's out with a Mach 4/4.5 strike against radar and other critical systems. Without compromising anyone would be be interesting to see if there is anything further in this past bored engineers pitching ideas upstairs.
