罗勃特·休森 编辑，简氏空射武器 伦敦

    简氏周刊已经了解到，欧洲流星超视距空对空导弹（BVRAAM）计划在5月9日已经用于第一次发射测试导弹获得一个主要的阶段进步。

    第一枚流星从位于瑞典北部Vidsel的RFN试验场的一架萨伯JAS-39“鹰狮”（Gripen）多任务战斗机上发射。

    在五月的第一次发射是流星的推进系统在真实的状态之下完全测试。

    发射计划确认导弹有能力从火箭助推转变到冲压-动力飞行。流星由一台固体燃料可调节冲压发动机提供动力，由德国的Bayern-Chemie公司发展。导弹被设计在它的100+公里交战射程维持M4.0的一个飞行速度。

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Meteor fired for the first time

Robert Hewson Editor, Jane's Air-Launched Weapons
London

Europe's Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) programme has taken a major step forward with the launch of the first test missile on 9 May, Jane's has learned.

The first Meteor was fired from a Saab JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter aircraft over the RFN Test Range at Vidsel, northern Sweden.

The launch in May was the first time that the Meteor's propulsion system had been fully tested under real-world conditions.

The firing was intended to verify the missile's ability to transition from rocket-boosted to ramjet-powered flight. The Meteor is powered by a solid-fuel throttleable ducted ramjet motor,developed by Germany's Bayern-Chemie. The missile is designed to sustain a speed of M4.0 over its 100+ km engagement range.

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