MBDA Unveils SPEAR Glide Weapon at DSEI

MBDA has revealed a new variant of the SPEAR weapon system that provides a low-cost addition to the Royal Air Force’s arsenal.

First shown off last week at DSEI , the new SPEAR Glide weapon is based on the existing SPEAR-3 and SPEAR-EW airframes, but without the TJ-150 turbojet propulsion. Instead, it will rely on the carrying aircraft’s speed and height to get the weapon into the correct position for launch, where it will then glide towards the designated target. Contents MBDA has revealed a new variant of the SPEAR weapon system that provides a low-cost addition to the Royal Air Force’s arsenal. Why a glide bomb?

The use of the common SPEAR airframe allows MBDA to leverage the kinematics of a missile that is already being integrated onto RAF platforms. Moreover, this would