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The Missile Eject Launcher (MEL) is a specialised missile launcher unit designed for carriage and release of a variety of air to air missiles which require stealth stations carriage or longer stroke ejection. The missile launchers have been designed and developed for the F-4 Phantom, the GR4 Tornado and the Eurofighter.
The latest design has been developed to allow conformal fuselage station carriage of the AMRAAM missile on the Eurofighter Typhoon where the missile is held tight to the front and aft fuselage stations of the aircraft for reduced RCS signature.
The Missile Eject Launcher provides a long stoke, rapid ejection of the AMRAAM missile to ensure excellent separation of the missile away from the aircraft even under the most demanding of flight envelopes. This offers the user the capability and confidence that he/she can launch the air to air defence missile even under the most extreme conditions.
Today the MEL upgrade is underway to introduce the latest generation of air to air missiles onto the Eurofighter Typhoon with Dual Mode Missile Eject Launcher (DMMEL) capability to be offered to the aircraft in order to carry and release the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile.
The DMMEL is a world beating product offering, and the first available to offer the capability for carriage and release of the two most advanced air launched weapons in the world.
The Missile Eject Launcher is generally designed for installation in fast jet aircraft fuselage but can be adapted for aircraft bomb bays and wing pylons. These units have a variety of different load capabilities based upon a robust and proven design.
Platform Installation
Our most recent addition is the Missile Eject Launcher designed specifically for the Eurofighter Typhoon which is used for carriage and release of AMRAAM. This platform has four Missile Eject Launchers integrated on the underside of the fuselage. The dual mode Missile Eject Launcher is currently under development for the carriage and release of both Meteor and AMRAAM.
MELs have also been designed for the carriage of the Skyflash Missile on Tornado and AMRAAM on the Phantom F-4, these both employing similar principles as the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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