Meteor integration on Gripen E

Saab has meanwhile received an order from Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for integration of the Meteor weapon system on the Gripen E. The total order value amounts to approx. SEK 186 million and will be achieved during 2013-2023. Meteor is a Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) developed to enable engagement of airborne targets at long distances, the missile being the result of a European collaborative project involving Sweden, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Great Britain. At the end of June 2013 Saab in cooperation with FMV conducted the first test firing of the serial production configuration of the Meteor. Gripen is the first combat fighter system in the world with the capability to fire this version of Meteor which has been developed for Gripen, Eurofigther and Rafale.