The recently announced joint Japan-UK programme to develop a new air-to-air missile will be supported by a successfully conducted project to integrate Japanese seeker technologies into MBDA's Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has revealed to IHS Jane's .
The project to integrate the Japanese technologies, developed by Mitsubishi Electric, into the Meteor BVRAAM was agreed in July 2014. The project centred on adapting and developing the Japanese technologies in order to enhance the accuracy and performance of the missile.
A spokesman from the Japanese MoD confirmed on 14 January that, based on this collaborative effort, Japan and the United Kingdom will now implement a "technological feasibility programme" to develop a Joint New Air-to-Air Missile (JNAAM) by "combining the UK's missile-related technologies and Japanese seeker technologies".
Japan reveals details of joint missile project with UK | IHS Jane's 360
The project to integrate the Japanese technologies, developed by Mitsubishi Electric, into the Meteor BVRAAM was agreed in July 2014. The project centred on adapting and developing the Japanese technologies in order to enhance the accuracy and performance of the missile.
A spokesman from the Japanese MoD confirmed on 14 January that, based on this collaborative effort, Japan and the United Kingdom will now implement a "technological feasibility programme" to develop a Joint New Air-to-Air Missile (JNAAM) by "combining the UK's missile-related technologies and Japanese seeker technologies".
Japan reveals details of joint missile project with UK | IHS Jane's 360
