France, UK Launching Joint Study Into Meteor Successor | Aviation Week Network
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Tony Osborne
April 01, 2026
A Meteor is loaded onto a Typhoon.
Credit: Royal Air Force
LONDON–The UK and France are to launch a study on the development of a successor to the Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. The two countries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a 12-month joint study to examine concepts for a future weapon. Teams from both countries will…
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