Spear 3 Missile Makes Long-Awaited First Flight On F-35

F-35B w/ Spear
Credit: Lockheed Martin
LONDON—Long-awaited flight testing of MBDA’s Spear 3 mini cruise missile on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has begun. The turbojet-powered missile, which is set to become the primary weapon of the UK’s F-35 fleet, flew for the first time on the F-35B on Jan. 20, although details of...
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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