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Europe needs a next-generation beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile as combat requirements evolve

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Meteor established the benchmark for Europe’s beyond-visual-range air combat, but changing operational demands are challenging its position. The region now faces a strategic question: what capabilities, technologies and industrial priorities should define its next generation of air-to-air missiles?

Discovered 2026-08-27T11:13:38.416993-07:00 | 2026-08-27T11:13:38.416993-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Meteor has set the performance benchmark for Europe’s beyond-visual-range air combat, making its future successor a consequential capability decision.
  • Rapidly changing air-combat requirements could affect European missile development priorities, procurement strategies and defense-industrial planning.
  • The cluster highlights a capability gap to watch as Europe determines what it needs next in long-range air-to-air weapons.

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