Work Underway On F-35 Meteor, SPEAR III Integration

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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—Engineers from BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and missile manufacturer MBDA have begun work to integrate the Meteor beyond-visual range air-to-air missile and the SPEAR III network-enabled missile onto the vertical takeoff and landing version of the F-35. BAE Systems announced on March 18 that...
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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