Germany METEOR Missiles: Germany has signed a new deal to buy more METEOR air-to-air missiles for its armed forces. The contract was given to MBDA, the company that leads the METEOR missile program. The order was placed through the Meteor Integrated Joint Programme Office for Germany’s defence equipment agency. This new deal shows that Germany still trusts the METEOR missile and wants to keep using it to protect its airspace.
METEOR is not made by one country alone. It is built through teamwork between six European nations. These countries are Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Sweden. MBDA leads this partnership and brings together technology and skills from all these nations to make one powerful missile system.
What MBDA Says About the Deal?
Eric Béranger, CEO of MBDA, spoke about the importance of this agreement. He said: “METEOR is a defining example of the strength of multinational collaboration in delivering world-leading defence capabilities.” He also explained why this new German order matters by saying: “This latest contract from Germany, one of the missile’s development partners, reflects continued confidence in a programme that unites cutting-edge technologies from six European nations, through a unique partnership led by MBDA, to deliver a common decisive military capability.”
Béranger also talked about how well the missile program has been doing recently. He said: “In 2025, we saw another successful year for METEOR, as nations continued to invest in its air dominance and secure the sovereignty of their airspaces.” His words show that many countries still believe METEOR is important for keeping control of the skies.
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How METEOR Works?
METEOR is special because of how it flies. It uses a ramjet engine made in Germany by Bayern-Chemie, which is part of MBDA. This engine keeps pushing the missile forward until it hits its target. Because of this, METEOR has a very large “No Escape Zone,” which means enemy aircraft have very little chance to get away once the missile is fired.
Many fighter jets around the world already use METEOR. These include Typhoon, Rafale, Gripen, and the KF-21 Boramae. In 2025, the missile also made progress with the F-35 fighter jet. It flew for the first time on the F-35B and completed ground tests for the F-35A. In the same year, Brazil successfully tested the missile from its F-39E Gripen E jets, proving its strength in real combat conditions.
