A French team has conducted its first guided firing of MBDA’s Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile against an airborne target from a Dassault Rafale, and describes the activity as a success.
Supported by personnel from France’s DGA defence procurement agency, Dassault and MBDA, the 28 April firing was performed from a Rafale B operating from the Cazauax flight test centre.
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The addition of the long-range Meteor weapon will form part of the Rafale programme’s F3R operating standard. The DGA expects production rounds for aircraft flown by the French air force and navy to be delivered by 2018.
Meanwhile, Qatar on 4 May signed a contract with the French government to acquire a fleet of 24 Rafales, following a selection decision announced on 30 April.
Source: FlightGlobal.com
