April 12, 2026

Meteor Missile

  • The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to make a strategic decision to bolster its acquisition of the Meteor Missile.

ABOUT METEOR MISSILE

This expansion is a result of the delay in the development and production of the Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet

(SFDR), also known as Astra Mk3, by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

  • It is a European active radar-guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM).
  • It is manufactured by MBDA Systems for six European nations- UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, and Sweden.
  • It offers a multi-shot capability (multiple launches against multiple targets).
  • It has the ability to engage highly maneuverable targets such as jet aircraft, and small targets such as UAVs and cruise missiles in a heavy electronic countermeasures.
  • It has a combat range of 200 km.
  • A solid-fueled ramjet motor allows the missile to cruise at a speed of over Mach 4.
  • The missile is equipped with a blast-fragmentation warhead.
  • The missile system is installed with an active radar target seeker, offering high reliability in the detection, tracking, and classification of targets.

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