{"id":16295,"date":"2025-10-31T12:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16295"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:55:35","slug":"meteor-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/meteor-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Meteor Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Meteor Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After defeating Pakistan in the recent conflict through Operation Sindoor, India is set to further enhance its air combat capabilities through the planned acquisition of a substantial number of Meteor air-to-air missiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Meteor Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an advanced<\/span><b> radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">METEOR has been <\/span><b>developed by a group of European partners led by MBDA to meet the needs of six European nations: the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and Sweden.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBDA is a European multinational corporation specialized in the design, development, and manufacturing of missiles and related systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Meteor Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a length of 3.65 m and a diameter of 0.178 m.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike most similar solid-fuel missiles, the Meteor is equipped with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ramjet-vs-scramjet\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>ramjet engine,<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which allows for<\/span><b> controlled flight speed and complex maneuvers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>range of up to 200 kilometres.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed for a speed greater than Mach 4, the missile has a <\/span><b>large no-escape zone.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guided by an advanced <\/span><b>active radar seeker,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Meteor provides all-weather capability to engage a wide variety of targets from agile fast jets to small UAVs and cruise missiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with a <\/span><b>two-way datalink, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which allows the launch platform to provide updates on targets or re-targeting when the missile is in flight.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with a <\/span><b>blast-fragmentation warhead.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/india-meteor-missile-acquisition-enhances-iaf-air-combat-capabilities-2811120-2025-10-31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meteor Missile is an advanced radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM). 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