F-35 Jettisons Meteor Missile In Ongoing Integration Tests

F-35 Joint Program Office
Credit: F-35 Joint Program Office
Integration of MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range, air-to-air missile onto Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has moved a step forward with the first jettisoning of the weapon from the aircraft’s internal bay. The milestone–reached on Oct. 7 but announced by the missile manufacturer Nov. 5...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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