It's a pan-European project, the designs takes the best from a British/Swedish proposal & a German proposal.
The Gripen was the first to achieve IOC, but is is now also used on Rafale & Typhoon fighters. So it has been in service for years, the F-35 just isn't ready for it yet which, given I am one of those who is not a fan of the F-35, is no great shock.
It’s a familiar insanity, sadly. The Ajax AFV is *just* entering service now, and goes back to an agreement with the US signed in 1996.
Which country manufactures the meteor missile?
If Sweden has had that missile in service for 8 years what is causing the UK to wait a further 3 years to put it on our planes?
At 11 years old ( at least) will meteor still be the most effective air to air missile available?
It's a pan-European project, the designs takes the best from a British/Swedish proposal & a German proposal.
The Gripen was the first to achieve IOC, but is is now also used on Rafale & Typhoon fighters. So it has been in service for years, the F-35 just isn't ready for it yet which, given I am one of those who is not a fan of the F-35, is no great shock.
Very sobering. How vulnerable are the carriers themselves Mark?