METEOR
The Meteor is a European active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed and manufactured by MBDA. It offers a multi-shot capability (multiple launches against multiple targets), and has the ability to engage highly maneuverable targets, such as jets, and small targets such as UAVs and cruise missiles in a heavy electronic countermeasures (ECM) environment with a range far in excess of 100 kilometres (54 nmi).
A solid-fueled ramjet motor allows the missile to cruise at a speed of over Mach 4 and provides the missile with thrust and mid-course acceleration to target intercept. A two-way datalink enables the launch aircraft to provide mid-course target updates or retargeting if required, including data from off-board third parties. The datalink is capable of transmitting missile information such as functional and kinematic status, information about multiple targets, and notification of target acquisition by the seeker. According to MBDA, Meteor has three to six times the kinetic performance of current air-to-air missiles of its type. In addition to this, the missile is also equipped with both proximity and impact fuses to maximise destructive effects and reliability.
The fruit of a joint European project, Meteor missiles first entered service on the Swedish Air Force's JAS 39 Gripens in April 2016 and officially achieved initial operating capability (IOC) in July 2016. They also equip the French Air Force and Navy's Dassault Rafale as well as the Eurofighter Typhoons of the Royal Air Force, German Air Force, Italian Air Force and Spanish Air Force. The Meteor is also intended to equip British and Italian F-35 Lightning IIs and has been exported to various customers of the Rafale, Typhoon and Gripen.
| Real World against Arma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Real | ARMA | Config Value |
| Weapon Type | BVRAAM | weaponType = "x"; | |
| Mass | 190 | 190 | mag: mass = "n"; |
| Warhead Mass | ~25Kg | 225 | ammo: hit = "n"; |
| Warhead Type | HE Blast Frag | HE | ammo: warheadName = "x"; |
| Fuse Type | Prox/impact | NOTE: No Direct Arma value | |
| Fuse Range | 3-5m | 30 | ammo: proximityExplosionDistance = n; |
| Seeker | Active Radar/Data Link | Active Radar/Data Link | See class component type |
| Auto Seek Target | Yes | Yes | ammo: autoseektarget = n; (0 or 1) |
| Counter Measure Immunity | High | 0.97 | ammo: cmimmunity = n; (Range 0 > 1) |
| Camera View Available | No | No | ammo: cameraViewAvailable = n; (0 or 1) |
| Flight Profile | N/A | N/A | ammo: flightProfiles[] = {"<TYPE>"}; |
| BoreSight Angle | 160 | 130 | ammo: missileLockCone = n; (Degrees) |
| Max Speed (m/s) | 1372 | 1372 | ammo: maxSpeed = n; (n= m/s) |
| Min Range | 1000 | 1000 | ammo: minRange = n; (Dist in m) |
| Max Range | 105000 | 18000 | ammo: maxRange = n; (Dist in m) |
| Indirect Hit Value | 125 | ammo: indirectHit = 50; | |
| Indirect Hit Range | 13 | ammo: indirectHitRange = n; (m) | |
| Maneuverability | 65G | 23 | ammo: maneuvrability = n; (Higher = more agile) |
| Danger Radius Hit | N/A | ammo: DangerRadiusHit = n; (Dist for AI aware in m) | |
| Suppression Radius Hit | N/A | ammo: SuppresionRadiusHit = n; (Dist for AI suppresion in m) | |
| Pylon/Rail | LAU127 | N/A See Hardpoint below | |
| ARMA Class details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammo | Mag | Weapon | Hardpoint |
| rksl_amo_meteor | rksl_mag_meteor_x1_direct | rksl_wpn_meteor | METEOR_DIRECT |
| rksl_mag_meteor_x1_lau127 | METEOR_LAU127 | ||