Swedish Gripen First for Meteor Missile
The beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile will be flying on Swedish air force Gripens next year.
Swedish air force Gripens will be the first fighters to go operational with the MBDA Meteor BVRAAM. (Photo: Saab)
Swedish air force Gripens will be the first fighters to go operational with the MBDA Meteor BVRAAM. (Photo: Saab)

Saab has completed integration of the MBDA Meteor BVRAAM on the Gripen. Next year the Swedish air force fighter will be the first to go operational with the new missile, according to Saab. The Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon will also carry the Meteor. The Gripen previously conducted the first eight developmental test firings of the ramjet-boosted missile.

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