英国BAE系统公司2012年12月6日宣布,该公司及其工业伙伴在12月4日进行了MBDA公司生产的流星超视距空空导弹在台风战机上的首次发射。发射试验取得了成功,导弹发动机正常点火,为扩展导弹发射包络提供数据。当前的一系列试验工作意味着流星导弹与所有欧洲台风战机一体化工作的全面展开。一旦投入使用,流星导弹将装备法国、德国、意大利、西班牙、瑞典和英国空军。作为流星导弹的主要客户, British company BAE Systems announced on December 6, 2012 that the company and its industrial partners conducted the first launch of the MBDA-produced meteoric-airspace-to-air missiles on a typhoon fighter plane on December 4. The launching test was successful and the missile engine was ignited normally, providing data for expanding the missile launch envelope. The current series of experimental work means the full integration of meteor missiles with all European typhoon fighters. Once in service, the Meteor Missile will be armed with the air forces of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. As a major customer of meteor missiles,