Sweden Declares IOC With Meteor Missile

Tony Osborne July 11, 2016
FARNBOROUGH—The Swedish air force has declared an initial operating capability with the MBDA Meteor air-breathing air-to-air missile on its Gripen fighters, making it the first air arm to introduce the weapon. The ability to use the Meteor has been introduced through a software upgrade called MS20...
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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