Meteor

Also known as

METEOR
Meteor BVRAAM
Meteor missile

MBDA Meteor is a European beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by European partners led by MBDA. It uses a solid-fuel variable-flow ducted rocket, an active radar seeker, and a blast-fragmentation warhead, and MBDA lists integrations on Rafale, Typhoon, Gripen, and F-35 aircraft.

Meteor, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, Munitions

Image source: MBDA Meteor mounted on EF2000 at ILA-2022

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Europe
Built by: MBDA
Built in: FranceUnited KingdomGermanyItalySpainSweden
Type: Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile

air-to-air guided missile radar-guidedramjet

Specifications

Weight: 190 kg
Length: 3.7 m
Diameter: 178 mm
Propulsion: Solid fuel variable-flow ducted rocket (ramjet)
Guidance: Active radar seeker
Warhead: Blast-fragmentation warhead

Carrier Aircraft

MBDA says Meteor will arm Greece's new Rafale fighters as part of the Hellenic Air Force Rafale package.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

Dassault Rafale, Twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Dassault Rafale

Multirole fighter

MBDA says the Hellenic Air Force's new Rafales will also be armed with Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles.

Sources: MBDA to arm Hellenic Air Force's new Rafale fighter jets

Compatible Aircraft

The RAF reported F-35B test flights with Meteor during UK integration work.

Compatible item

Item type

Compatibility evidence

F-35B Lightning II, STOVL stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs

F-35B Lightning II

STOVL stealth multirole fighter

The RAF said a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B conducted the first test flights of a Meteor missile and used the inert round to gather environmental data for UK weapons integration.

Sources: Meteor's first flight on an F-35B

Media

Meteor Images

Meteor, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Meteor Missile in EuroFighter

Meteor, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, Munitions - view 2 — Source: MBDA Meteor et Thales Talios

Meteor, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, Munitions - view 3 — Source: MBDA Meteor and AIM-120 AAMRAM missiles at ILA-2024

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Sources

METEOR - MBDAPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports Meteor manufacturer background, European partner origin, ramjet propulsion, warhead context, and aircraft integration references on the official product page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 METEOR Product BrochurePublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports Meteor dimensions, seeker type, propulsion, and warhead description from the official brochure. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 MBDA to arm Hellenic Air Force's new Rafale fighter jetsPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports the Rafale carry relationship because MBDA says the Hellenic Air Force's new Rafales will also be armed with Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Meteor's first flight on an F-35BPublisher: Royal Air Force | Note: Supports the F-35B test-flight relationship context and image provenance for the Meteor integration article. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 MBDA Meteor mounted on EF2000 at ILA-2022Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a Meteor trainer missile mounted on a Eurofighter at ILA Berlin Airshow 2022. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Meteor Missile in EuroFighterPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a Meteor missile displayed in a Eurofighter context. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 MBDA Meteor et Thales TaliosPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for MBDA Meteor and Thales Talios display models shown at the 2015 Paris Air Show. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 MBDA Meteor and AIM-120 AAMRAM missiles at ILA-2024Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for Meteor displayed alongside AIM-120 training missiles at ILA Berlin Airshow 2024. | Accessed: 2026-06-27