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Meteor changes planned to accommodate JSF fit
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| 23 May 2005 |
By Joris Janssen Lok JDW Special Correspondent
Paris
European missile manufacturer MBDA plans adjustments to its Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) to make it capable of deployment on Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
With the F-35 set to become as widespread in use as the F-16 multirole fighter, getting the Meteor, Storm Shadow cruise missile, Brimstone anti-armour missile and Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) integrated on the new aircraft is key to MBDA's future prospects.
According to MBDA sales and business development director Jean Pierre Talamoni, it will be critical for MBDA to get its weapon systems integrated on the JSF.
"If we do not achieve this, the JSF will be offered around the world with a largely US weapons package. That means we lose leverage in the export market," Talamoni said.
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