Europe’s Premier Air-to-Air Missile Gains Next-Gen Guidance Boost

The European Meteor missile is getting a major upgrade as Spanish defense firm Indra works to sharpen one of its most critical capabilities.

At the heart of the revamp is a redesigned datalink, which is said to extend the missile’s coverage and improve its resistance to electronic countermeasures.

The company has presented the upgraded datalink to MBDA, the weapon’s manufacturer, and to the Meteor program’s International Joint Project Office for technical review and validation.

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