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Concepts have also been shown for additional missile variants such as SPEAR Glide, an unpowered variant without the TJ-150 turbojet making it more analogous to the GBU-53; sacrificing speed, range and manoeuvrability for a larger warhead whilst still be able to be carried on the same weapon rail as other SPEAR variants by retaining the common ...
In 2010, as part of its bid for the RAF's Select Precision Effects At Range (SPEAR) Capability 3 program MBDA proposed, and was later awarded an assessment phase contract for a network-enabled, 100 kg class, standoff missile which reuses technology derived from Brimstone now referred to as SPEAR 3.
Active radar homing missile Python 3: Israel: Short-range air-to-air missile: In limited use ... Sky Spear: Israel: Long-range air-to-air missile: Revealed in 2023
In October 2021, it was announced that the Estonian Defence Forces purchased the Blue Spear missile system with a maximum range of 290 km (flight profile not mentioned). [15] The cost of each missile is about $5 million. [ 16 ]
The FC/ASW (Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon) or FMAN/FMC in French (Futur Missile Anti-Navire/Futur Missile de Croisière), also dubbed FOSW (Future Offensive Surface Weapon) and SPEAR 5, is a next generation missile programme launched by France and the United Kingdom in 2017 to succeed their jointly-developed Storm Shadow/SCALP as well as their respective Exocet and Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
The PAC-3 round is also much smaller than an SM-6 or SM-3, weighing about 300 kg (660 lbs), compared with 1,500 kg for the SM-6, and is about 9 cm (3.5 inches) smaller in diameter.
Germany and Israel on Thursday signed an agreement for Berlin to buy the sophisticated Arrow 3 missile defense system, designed to intercept long-range ballistic missiles. The development is the ...
The Umkhonto-IR Block II has a more efficient flightpath, allowing for an increased maximum range of 15km (9.3mi): an increase of 3km. The missile also has increased resistance to electronic countermeasures. [11] In 2010, the new Block II missile was demonstrated at the Africa Aerospace & Defence international exhibition in Cape Town.