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Tony Osborne
September 01, 2026
MBDA’s Meteor, pictured on the Eurofighter’s recessed cheek station, appears to have a long life left. Credit: Will Drummee/Royal Air Force
The UK has embarked on development of what could become Europe’s flagship new-generation, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, but that does not mean MBDA’s ramjet-powered Meteor has reached the end of the road. The UK Defense Ministry describes the Future Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile…
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