India only allowed to fit Meteor AAM on Rafale

India’s attempt to arm its indigenous Tejas fighter and Su-30MKI with the European-made long-range Meteor air-to-air missile has hit a snag.

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The Mail Today cited anonymous sources as saying that MBDA is not willing to have the weapon fitted on aircraft with Israeli or Russia equipment.

The Tejas is expected to gain an Israeli AESA radar. However, India’s Rafale fighter is not affected even though it will come with an Israeli Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) and satellite communication systems.

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