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# MBDA and Lockheed Martin pass ground tests integrating Meteor on F-35A
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-04-mbda-meteor-f35a-ground-tests/
- Published: 2025-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:00:21.000Z
- Description: MBDA and Lockheed Martin completed ground vibration and fit tests proving Europe's Meteor missile can be stowed and fired from the F-35A's internal bay without breaking stealth. One more ground test remains before flight trials begin.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [MBDA press release, 4 December 2025](https://www.mbda-systems.com/meteor-missile-and-f-35a-one-step-closer-operational-capability?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that Meteor has flown on, or been cleared for, the F-35A.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)