British and Japanese officials are expected to announced the development of an improved version of the MBDA Meteor air-to-air missile on Dec. 14, the Nikkei Asia Review reported.
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The current active radar homing seeker will be replaced by one from Mitsubishi Electric. Development is to start next year with the first live-firing in 2023.
The report added that the new missile will likely be field on Japan’s F-35A.