L' 11 Luglio la Svezia ha amnunciato la IOC dell' utilizzo del missile METERO sui Grippen (attuali e utilizzati usati anche dal prossimo Grippen E, consegne a partire dal 2018).
Sweden Declares IOC With Meteor Missile
FARNBOROUGH—The Swedish air force has declared an initial operating capability with the MBDA Meteor air-breathing air-to-air missile on its Gripenfighters, making it the first air arm to introduce the weapon.
The ability to use the Meteor has been introduced through a software upgrade called MS20 which also integrates the GBU-39, the Boeing Small Diameter Bomb, as well as some additional upgrades to electronic warfare, maintenance and logistics systems in the aircraft.
Maj. Gen. Mats Helgesson, chief of the Swedish air force, speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow here July 11, announced that the MS20 software upgrade has now been installed on all Swedish air force Gripens and that the weapon had entered service. But personnel now have to learn about the weapon and squadrons have to develop tactics to use it before a full operational capability can be declared.
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