Tag: Typhoon

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.

Blog: Antony the fighter jock!

Our man seems to be no less enthused by fighter aircraft than the average guy. Turns out, he walked unannounced into the Eurofighter stall and going straight to the Flight Simulator, clambered in, said eyewitnesses.