PL-15

Meteor, AMRAAM, or PL-15: Which Long-Range BVR Weapon—Meteor, AMRAAM, or PL-15—Will Dominate Future Dogfights?

Modern air combat has undergone a fundamental transformation. The romanticized image of close-in dogfights, immortalized by Cold War-era fighter duels, is fast becoming a relic. In its place stands a new paradigm: engagements initiated and often concluded well beyond the...
Mbda Meteor-Gripen

Which Missile Wins the Long-Range War? Inside the Design and Deployment of Meteor, AMRAAM, and PL-15

In the modern battlespace, where wars are fought not just with metal but with networks, code, and precision-guided lethality, the Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile has emerged as the defining weapon of aerial supremacy. It no longer matters who...