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SPEAR 3
Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
SPEAR 3, formally known as the Selective Precision Effects At Range Capability 3, is an MBDA missile being developed for the UK Ministry of Defence under a 2016 contract to arm the Royal Air Force's F-35B Lightning II. The weapon belongs to the same family as the Brimstone missile currently in RAF service but is designed for a longer range and greater destructive effect. SPEAR 3's network-enabled architecture allows it to receive target updates in flight, supporting engagement of time-sensitive and re-locatable
targets in contested airspace where the launch aircraft must remain at extended standoff distance.