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The METEOR air-to-air missile is integrated on Rafale
Loic 10 April 2017 0
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© DGA / CEV - Experimentation of the METEOR air-to-air missile on Rafale, in 2012.
EXCLUSIVE!
The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), in cooperation with Dassault Aviation, the missile manufacturer MBDA and Thales, have completed the campaign to integrate the METEOR long range air-to-air missile into the Rafale.
This integration took place on April 6, 2017, during the firing of a fourth and last METEOR missile from the Rafale B301, used for conducting experiments and tests, and equipped with the Thales RBE2-AESA radar.
This last shot took place from the air base 120 of Cazaux, where there is an implantation of the DGA Trial in Flight.
Unlike other test flights departing from Istres-Le Tubé air base 125, the firing took place from the Gironde base due to the nature of the tests and internal components of the missile (pyrotechnic system, etc.) .
As of today, following the official integration of the missile on Rafale, it is the French Air Force that will take the continuation of the flight tests pending the arrival of the first Rafale to standard F3 -R, able to carry and pull the METEOR.
In the coming months, the Air Force will aim to test the missile under operational conditions, with its own organizations, including the CEAM (Military Air Experiment Center), and to put down on paper l All procedures for using the METEOR, on the ground for gunsmiths and in flight for pilots and NOSA who will have to learn to know and master this new armaments.
© Dassault Aviation / DR - METEOR Flight Testing, April 28, 2015, from the DGA Flight Test Center in Cazaux.
As a reminder, from November 2012 to 2014, the DGA had already proceeded not to shoot but to the ejection of several METEOR from a Rafale to test and observe the behavior of the missile during its separation with the plane shooter When the latter triggers firing, in particular in order to prevent the METEOR from coming into contact with the apparatus.
Later, real shots had taken place. The first took place on 28 April 2015, while the third took place on 21 March 2016 (METEOR SS3: "SS" for "Safe Separation" and "3" for the third shot).
The METEOR air-to-air missile, designed for the very long-range air defense and superiority mission, is equipped with a ramjet and is equipped with the "pull and forget" mode.
Thanks to the performance of the RBE2 radar with active antenna fitted to the Rafale (the only European fighter capable of implementing this type of radar), it will be able to intercept targets at very long distances, in addition to the current MICA IR or EM missiles InfraRed or ElectroMagnetic), also used for combat and self-defense.
With a top speed of Mach 4, the METEOR has a range of more than 100 kilometers. However, for obvious operational reasons, the actual range of the missile was never disclosed.
Launched in 2003, METEOR is the result of European cooperation between Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
This program allows several European companies to work together on a joint project, such as MBDA-UK (UK = UK, prime contractor), alongside MBDA-France, MBDA-Italy, Saab for Sweden, Bayern-Chemie for Germany and finally Inmize for Spain.
The missile, currently being integrated into some combat aircraft, will be capable of being fired by the Eurofighter Typhoon (JAS-39 Gripen (Air Force), the Royal Air Force (Luftwaffe, Ejército del Aire and Aeronautica Militare) Swedish), by the Rafale (Air Force, National Navy and export), and finally, in a few years, by the F-35 Lightning II.
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