Event Brief
UK cancels Meteor missile mid-life upgrade
Filed: Jul 05, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Summary: The UK cancelled the Meteor missile’s planned mid-life upgrade and began defining a successor.
WHO: United Kingdom
WHAT: Cancelled the planned mid-life upgrade for the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile and opened a 12-month study with France to define its successor
WHEN: Jul 05, 2026 at 8:40 PM ET
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: The UK cancelled the missile’s planned mid-life upgrade to start work on a replacement.
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