SPEAR is a family of air-launched weapons under development by MBDA UK for the Royal Air Force's Select Precision Effects At Range Capability 3, or SPEAR 3 programme, from which the system also derive
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A triplet of SPEAR 3 missiles for the Eurofighter Typhoon. The missiles are carried inverted before dropping, flipping, and accelerating towards their target.
SPEAR-EW Electronic Warfare missile
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters. A multirole combat aircraft designed for air superiority and strike missi
SPEAR 3
…missile; and SPEAR-EW, an electronic warfare variant for stand-in jamming or for use as a decoy. SPEAR is currently planned to be integrated on the F-35B Lightning as part of the Block 4 upgrade. It has been integrated onto the Eurofighter Typhoon for testing purposes, but it is unclear if formal integration will…
An F-35A of the United States Air Force flying off the coast of Florida in May 2013
X-35B flying over Edwards Air Force Base
An F-35 wind tunnel testing model in 16-foot (5 m) transonic wind tunnel at the Arnold Engineering Development Center
The first F-35A prototype, AA-1, being towed to its inauguration ceremony on 7 July 2006