RAF pilots call the Meteor launching button the "I win" button.

You didn't talk about the most interesting part.  It isn't JUST a ramjet.  It has a solid rocket motor in the beginning and once that's done it uses the void that's left often becomes the combustion camber for the ramjet.

I clicked this just to see if it was an AI slop channel. I love you!

I think we will see older Gripen variants this year equipped with the Meteor.

"Meanwhile Europe was doing what Europe does best...holding a meeting."
That made me chuckle way more than it should have!

The missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn't, and that it has free healthcare

5:30 It's called operational ramge because it has a ram jet

The hardest part about using it appears to be getting ROE that permit engaging anything at BVR that doesn’t squawk back properly.

Let's hope that the European sleeping giant has finally woken up and that we will see more of this in the coming years.

When it comes to the particular case of Meteor in Ukraine, Sweden has already donated two SAAB 340 AEW&C. These two planes have already been seen flying in Ukrainian skies. They are capable of early warning and control at a maximum distance of 450 km. Sweden recently donated 16 Gripen C/D, equipped with Meteor missiles, which will be flying in Ukraine within 10 months.

These two systems are designed to work together and Meteor missiles will then be effective at up to 200* km. It will be incredibly effective against every type of aircraft in the Russian fleet.


*The 200 km is the official effective distance of Meteor missiles. The real figure is rumoured amongst the Swedish airforce to be over 300 km.

8 minutes, just to get the basic information. Absolute cinema.🎉

When looking at airforces of Europe on a map the Nordics need an asterisk: If one Nordic country has it, they all have it. Their airforces are now joint airforces, they operate as one. So, if Sweden has Meteor's so does Norway, Finland, Denmark and by extension, Iceland who doesn't have their own but are protected by the others. Nordic Airforces are a significant air force power in the world, rivaling mainland Europe, it should be looked more like France and not as five separate countries, and the sizes are then very much comparable when it comes operational capacity: what can they actually do. France has more transport, Nordic has more jets (for ex, Sweden has +100 Gripen C and earlier models in storage that are never counted but could be returned back to service...) but are in the same size overall.

The Northern skies are well protected, and since they are still developed as independent air forces, there is a lot of redundancy built in to the system. There is also a rainbow of different models, variants, makes, types that does make it quite a nightmare, but that is an ongoing process, like Finland phasing out F-18s with F-35s that are the backbone of Norway's airforce. But that also gives tons of options, Gripen and F-35 is very good combo, where F-35 is more like loitering mini AWACs that can shoot at the targets it identifies, and Gripen is the shoot-and-scoot doing the air-to-ground stuff.. Having a Meteor in that mix sounds like very much a working combo...

Meteor vs PL 15 took place not Soo long ago with out a clear winner

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This is excactly why it is so dangerous. The missile goes into sprint mode in the last stage, making it VERY hard to drive it into the ground or energy kill it.

When I hear Europe best air to air missile I always hear of two, Meteor AND Iris T

3:20 the more things change, the more they stay the same

Thanks for not being an AI. Also wanted to add that it seems Ukraine might get Meteor-equipped Gripen's early next year, so it'll be interesting to see what happens there sooner than you might've thought.

Great video. Hope the channel grows.  !!

I did see a design concept for a surface to air Meteor with a large booster similar to Aster 30 (but a bit smaller) added to give it more initial velocity for the ramjet to take over. In theory it could be useful as it would bu significantly lighter than a missile like Aster 30 or Patriot but with still similar max range and retaining the normal Meteor's large NEZ. This could make it an incredibly strong SAM against conventional aircraft and perhaps cruise missiles but it wouldn't be capable of ABM like Aster or Patriot.

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