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Meteor

Meteor

Air-to-Air Missiles
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Basic Information
Name
Meteor
Designation
Meteor
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Air-to-Air Missiles
Manufacturer
MBDA, Boeing, Inmize, Saab
Date of Introduction
2016
Description

The Meteor is a long-range, highly flexible, agile, air-to-air missile enabling engagements at visual and beyond visual range. The Meteor missile will be able to engage fighters, bombers, transport aircraft, AWACS, air tankers and cruise missiles using its INS navigation system, active radar seeker and countermeasures-resistant design. Meteor will be powered by a ramjet propulsion system providing a range in excess of 100 km at Mach 4. The European Meteor missile features high maneuverability and a fragmentation warhead detonated by impact or proximity to ensure highly maneuverable targets destruction. The Meteor will be used by Typhoon (formerly Eurofighter), Rafale and Gripen as well as other advanced fighters worldwide.

Air & Air Defense Specifications
Max Speed 4939.2 km/h
Range 320.0 km
Overview (Deagel)
Group Air-to-Air Missiles
Status Active
Origin France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Contractors MBDA*, Boeing, Inmize, Saab
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) July 11, 2016
First Flight December 4, 2012
Total Production ?
Unitary Cost USD $3 million
Specifications (Deagel)
Dimensions — Diameter 178 millimeter
Dimensions — Length 3.7 meter
Mass — Weight 190 kilogram
Performance — Max Range 320 kilometer
Performance — Min Range 100 kilometer
Speed — Top Speed 4 mach
Details
Country of Origin France
Category Air-to-Air Missiles
Air > Air-to-Air Missiles
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
3.7 m
Width
Height
Weight
Operators (12)
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Italy
South Korea
Ukraine
Sweden
India
Brazil
Spain
Greece
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