MBDA has been awarded a contract
from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the integration of the Meteor beyond
visual range air-to-air missile onto the KF-X future Korean fighter aircraft. The
contract includes integration support to KAI, transfer of know-how and
manufacture of test equipment for the KF-X integration and trials campaign. Meteor
is the world’s ‘most advanced air-to-air missile, and has a unique ramjet
propulsion system that allows it to fly further and faster than any other
air-to-air missile – allowing it to defeat manoeuvring targets even at extreme
ranges’.
