RAF Sees Pacing Threats Demanding Longer-Range Weapons

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The UK is already looking to introduce the MBDA Spear 3 mini cruise missile onto the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

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LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) will need to seek weapons with ranges of up to 1,000 mi. if it is to keep ahead of “pacing threats,” a senior officer has suggested. Efforts are already underway to give the service a standoff capability of 500 mi. by the 2030s. “We need to double that,” says Air...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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