MBDA, The six-nation Meteor Beyond-Visual-Range (BVR) air-to-air missile was successfully fired for the second time at the FMV missile test range at Vidsel, in northern Sweden, on 20th June. The firing continues the ongoing Air Launched Demonstration (ALD) firing campaign, scheduled for completion during 2006 under the Meteor development contract.
The purpose of the ALD campaign is to demonstrate the maturity of the missile development programme and provide an opportunity to identify issues which may affect the missile
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