MBDA given contract to de-risk integration of Meteor on F-35B

The British government has given MBDA a contract for the integration of Meteor air-to-air missile on the F-35B.

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Graphic: MBDA

MBDA said the “contract helps de-risk the integration effort and includes the mixture of test assets, productionisation and engineering work needed to support Meteor’s compatibility and use from F-35.”