The British Royal Navy has carried out flight tests of the F-35B Lightning fighter jet armed with the nation’s latest air-to-air missile, the Meteor, for the very first time. Pilot Lieutenant ...

The duo have been at the heart of trials with Meteor missiles – already operational with RAF Typhoons – which have seen the UK’s primary air-to-air weapon loaded in the F-35’s weapons bay for the ...

India's new Astra MK-III missile, renamed Gandiva, significantly increases its aerial combat capabilities with a range of 340 kilometers, surpassing rivals like China's PL-15 and the U.S. AIM-174.

The ASMPA-R is a supersonic cruise missile powered by a kerosene-fueled ramjet engine, a propulsion system that distinguishes it from traditional rocket-powered missiles. The ramjet technology ...

A novel type of jet propulsion, a rotating detonation engine (RDE), has been successfully tested by Pratt & Whitney. The development is highly significant for the U.S. military, with RDE ...

F-35B Lightning II has successfully conducted its inaugural test flights carrying the Meteor air-to-air missile. This development precedes the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) plans to equip its F-35B ...

Beyond these challenges, the air-to-air BVR capabilities that the MBDA Meteor would provide to the F-35 should not be overlooked. The European missile features an advanced ramjet engine, characterized ...

In addition to the F-35 Lightning II, the Meteor missile is already approved for fitting on Eurofighter Typhoon, JAS 39 Gripen, and Dassault Rafale fighter jets. A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B ...

Houston-based Venus Aerospace, meanwhile, is developing a rocket-based combined-cycle propulsion system that combines a rotating detonation rocket engine with a ramjet.

The joint plant will develop and produce small jet and rocket engines with “the goal to penetrate the U.S. military market in order to supply jet engines for small airborne platforms,” the ...