Boeing Member of Winning United Kingdom Missile Team
Meteor Beyond-Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile
ST. LOUIS, May 16, 2000 -- The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has announced that it will equip its Royal Air Force Eurofighters with the Meteor beyond-visual range air-to-air missile. Boeing is the U.S. member of the international Meteor team, which is led by the Anglo-French joint venture, Matra BAe Dynamics. Meteor is a ramjet-powered missile with advanced seeker technology that can fly at sustained high speeds, over long ranges and with great agility to defeat air-to-air threats.
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