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    Meteor: Beyond Visual Range Air-To-Air Missile (Bvraam)

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    2018 METEOR datasheet_Layout 1 19/06/2018 10:53 Page 1

    METEOR
    BEYOND VISUAL RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (BVRAAM)

    Meteor is the next generation Beyond Visual Range


    Operational advantages
    Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) system designed to
    revolutionise air-to-air combat in the 21st century. • Meteor – Effective operation in all environments
    Guided by an advanced active radar seeker, Meteor provides
    Meteor has been developed by a group of European partners led all-weather capability to engage a wide variety of targets.
    by MBDA to meet the needs of six European nations: the UK, Designed to meet the most stringent of requirements in the
    Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Sweden. All with a common most severe environment, Meteor provides the pilot with
    need to defeat the threats of today and in the future. increased capability in all operational environments.
    Product key features • Meteor – Network-enabled capability
    This ‘ramjet’ motor provides the missile with thrust all the way to Network centric capability is met through the weapons data
    target intercept, providing the largest No Escape Zone of any air- link communication. Meteor can be operated using third
    to-air missile system, several times greater than current MRAAMs. party target data, enabling air crew to have the most flexible
    The fragmentation warhead ensures maximum lethality. weapon system.
    • Meteor – Largest no-escape zone
    Platform integration Weapon performance is achieved through its ramjet
    Meteor is in service with the Swedish Air Force and is entering propulsion system – solid fuel, variable flow, ducted rocket.
    service with the other partner nations: UK, Germany, Italy, France, Providing thrust through to target intercept means Meteor
    and Spain. Meteor is integrated on fighter aircraft including has the largest No-Escape Zone of any air-to-air
    Eurofighter Typhoon, Rafale and Gripen and will be integrated to missile system.
    the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
    • Meteor – Total target destruction
    Equipped with both an impact and proximity fuse,
    plus a blast fragmentation warhead to maximise lethality.
    2018 METEOR datasheet_Layout 1 19/06/2018 10:53 Page 2

    MBDA contacts
    Sales and Business Development
    Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2DA
    United Kingdom
    AIR Tel: +44 (0)1438 312422
    [email protected]
    www.mbda-systems.com

    Technical characteristics/specifications
    Weight: 190kg
    Length: 3.7m
    Diameter: 178mm
    Rail and ejection launch capability

    Propulsion
    • Solid fuel variable flow ducted rocket (ramjet)
    Seeker
    • Active RF
    Navigation and guidance
    • Inertial mid-course with data link
    • Autonomous terminal guidance
    Warhead
    • Blast fragmentation
    Fuses
    • Impact
    • RF proximity

    © Copyright MBDA UK Ltd 2018-06-v02. Photo credits:Rafale image © DGA, Typhoon images © Copyright GH Lee/MBDA UK Ltd

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