Missile systems manufacturer, MBDA has selected I-Logix to aid in the development of Meteor, a visual and beyond visual range, air-to-air missile. The Meteor is to be incorporated in next-generation, European fighter aircraft including the Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale, and Saab Gripen. MBDA has been designated as the prime contractor for the Meteor program as part of a multinational defence agreement signed in December of 2002 by six countries--the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Spain.
Meteor will engage air targets autonomously, whether fighters, bombers, transport aircraft or cruise missiles, by using its active radar seeker, day or night, and in all weather and dense electronic environments. The missile is equipped with a variable-flow, ducted ram-rocket propulsion system that supports longer engagement ranges and higher sustained missile speeds than can be achieved by current, medium-range missiles. Even when launched from extreme stand-off ranges, the missile will have the speed and range to intercept fast, maneuvering targets. To ensure total target destruction, Meteor contains proximity and impact fuzes and a fragmentation warhead that is detonated at the optimum point—so as to maximize its capability of destroying the target.
Embedded systems and software solutions provider, I-Logix will employ Statemate, a collaborative model-driven development solution to enhance performance and reliability of missile behavior. Developed by I-Logix, Statemate is a graphical design, simulation, and prototyping tool for the rapid development of complex embedded systems across distributed teams. It automatically generates documentation, prototype code, and test vectors, and enables corporate re-use of key systems components.
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