questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 52037 on F-35 Aircraft: Meteor Missiles, what progress he has made in achieving the integration of the MBDA Meteor ramjet-powered air-to-air missile with F-35B through the US-led Lightning II Joint Programme Office.
answerText: Integration of the MBDA Meteor ramjet-powered air-to-air missile with F-35B is driven by the US-led Lightning II Joint Programme Office. Integration testing continues and the estimated timeline for in-service capability remains the early 2030s.
heading: F-35 Aircraft: Meteor Missiles