UK Contracts With MBDA For Spear 3 Missile Production

Spear
Rendering of a swarm of Spear 3 missiles fired by an F-35.
Credit: MBDA
LONDON—The UK has contracted with MBDA for the production of its Spear 3 network enabled air-to-ground missile which will become the primary weapon of the UK’s F-35 fleet. The £550 million ($746 million) contract, announced Jan. 6, will finalize development and produce an undisclosed number of the...
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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