Overview
- The order was placed through the Meteor Integrated Joint Programme Office on behalf of Germany’s BAAINBw.
- MBDA did not reveal the contract’s value, the number of missiles, or the delivery schedule.
- Meteor is a collaborative European program led by MBDA with Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Sweden as partners.
- The missile uses a ramjet propulsion system built by MBDA subsidiary Bayern-Chemie, providing sustained thrust and a large no-escape zone.
- Meteor is fielded on Typhoon, Rafale, Gripen, and KF-21, with F-35 integration progressing after a first F-35B flight in 2025 and Brazil reporting a successful Gripen E test firing in November 2025.