Multi-national Meteor Reaches The Front Line
After 16 years of development the Meteor air-to-air missile is now in front-line service with the Gripens of Sweden.
Celebrating Meteor’s service entry is major general Mats Helgesson, Sweden’s air force chief, flanked by the MBDA CEO Antoine Bouvier (left) and Saab CEO Håkan Buskhe (right).
Celebrating Meteor’s service entry is major general Mats Helgesson, Sweden’s air force chief, flanked by the MBDA CEO Antoine Bouvier (left) and Saab CEO Håkan Buskhe (right).

“As I stand here today, I’m a very happy air force chief of staff!” Those were the words of Major General Mats Helgesson, chief of the Swedish air force, at an event held yesterday to formally welcome the MBDA Meteor long-range air-to-air missile into air force service with the Saab Gripen. “Together with the Iris-T heat-seeking missile we have the best air-to-air weaponry you can find anywhere in the world.”


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