The test firing of the MBDA Meteor took place in Lossiemouth, Scotland, to take advantage of the available airspace over the Atlantic, the Luftwaffe said.
Germany’s push to bolster air and missile defense capacity is continuing, as the Bundestag’s budget committee approved funding for four more Patriot systems.
The Pacific deployment is intended to build interoperability between the three partner nations in the next-generation European Future Combat Air System.
Saab will supply its Arexis sensor suite to equip a fleet of German Air Force Eurofighters for the suppression and destruction of enemy air defense mission.
The Airbus A340 was unable to retract its flaps, forcing it to dump fuel and return German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her delegation to Abu Dhabi.