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What sets the Meteor apart is its method of propulsion. Whereas traditional air-to-air missiles utilize solid-fuel rocket engines (similar to a model rocket), the Meteor uses a ramjet engine along with a solid-fuel booster. The ramjet has two major advantages over a traditional solid-fuel rocket.
So more than just being a better beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile via high-end sensors and a larger rocket motor, Meteor has a totally different—and much smarter—propulsion concept, that not only increases range but also increases its effectiveness of the missile over that range.
Advanced air-to-air missiles (AAMs) such as the Meteor, IRIS-T and AIM-9X Sidewinder form the core weaponry used in a dogfight scenario. Airforce-technology.com lists the world’s ten most effective AAMs based on precision and engagement features.
This ‘ramjet’ motor provides the missile with thrust all the way to target intercept, providing the largest No-Escape Zone of any air-to-air missile. ‘The key advantage of the Meteor over AIM-120 AMRAAM is different propulsion system,’ Tomaž Vargazon, an aviation expert, explains on Quora.
European nations have been quick to embrace the MBDA Meteor as their preferred BVR A!r to Air MissiIe. Integration with the Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab Gripen and Rafale has been done. American ...
Meteor was selected in competition to meet the UK's Staff Requirement (Air) 1239 (SR (A)1239), for a Future Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (FMRAAM) to replace the RAF's BAe Dynamics Skyflash missiles.
This article discusses the specifications of MBDA Meteor & Aim-120 AMRAAM Beyond Visual Range Missiles (BVRM) in detail.