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MBDA SPEAR Completes First F-35B Flight

The MBDA Spear mounted in the internal weapons bay of the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B aircraft | Photo: Lockheed Martin

MBDA announced that the SPEAR air-to-surface missile completed its first flight aboard a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B test aircraft earlier this year. The flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River marked another stage in the integration programme for the weapon onto the UK’s F-35B fleet, with additional testing activities planned.