MBDA Meteor

Meteor is a European beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed and made by MBDA with partner nations. It is guided by an active radar seeker and a two-way data link that lets the launch aircraft update or change targets in flight. A solid-fuelled ramjet motor lets it cruise at more than Mach 4 and gives thrust through the whole flight, which gives it a much larger no-escape zone than earlier missiles of its class, with a range beyond 200 kilometres. MBDA says it was developed to meet the needs of six European nations: the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Sweden. It first entered service on Swedish Gripen fighters in April 2016 and also arms the Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon.