U.K. F-35 Fighters To Get Miniature Cruise Missiles

Royal Air Force courtesy photo 

Defence-Blog: British F-35 fighters to get miniature cruise missiles 

The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced that the UK Ministry of Defence has contracted MBDA to supply the miniature, cruise missile system for F-35 fighter jets. 

Missile specialist MBDA has received a contract valued at $746 million for the production of the SPEAR missile system from the Royal Air Force. 

SPEAR (known in UK service as SPEAR3) is a 1.8 meters long, cruise missile system that has a range of more than 140-kilometres. 

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Update #1: UK Royal Air Force F-35 Jets to Get Third-Generation Spear Missiles (Sputnik) 

Update #2: UK signs Spear 3 missile production deal for F-35 fleet (Flight Global) 

WNU Editor: The Spear 3 is “primary an air-to-ground weapon”.

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