The UK recently conducted the inaugural flight test of its in-development SPEAR-3 air-to-ground guided cruise missile. A Eurofighter Typhoon jet, operated by BAE Systems, launched the MBDA UK missile at Sweden’s Vidsel range. This significant milestone demonstrated the missile’s successful release, gather, and long-range free-flight control after a high-altitude, high-speed launch. This guided firing marks a major advancement in the SPEAR program’s capability development and is the first in a series of planned firings to showcase the missile’s full potential.
