First tests of Meteor in the F-35. The F-35 Joint Program Office reported that the first test of the Meteor air-to-air missile on a USMC F-35B aircraft took place on October 7. The missile was dropped from the inner chamber, its engine and rudders were not working - only the ammunition was tested. And then the shooting will come. Meteor is designed to be integrated into the Italian and British F-35A/B.