GA-ASI and MBDA Partner to Integrate SPEAR on MQ-9B and Gambit 6

GA-ASI and MBDA Partner to Integrate SPEAR on MQ-9B and Gambit 6

GA-ASI and MBDA announced a cooperations which will allow the integration of the SPEAR munitions on the MQ-9B and Gambit 6 uncrewed platforms. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and MBDA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate the SPEAR (Selective Precision Effects At Range) precision munitions onto the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and the Gambit 6 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The MoU expands the …

MBDA begins low-rate SPEAR production as F-35B integration and multi-platform launcher work advance towards 2027 deliveries

The programme has entered Low-Rate Initial Production in 2026, with the first operational missile deliveries planned for early 2027. MBDA said the move follows a development and certification effort that has included laboratory modelling and live guided firings. SPEAR is designed to engage targets at stand-off range while allowing the launch aircraft to remain outside the reach of enemy air defences. The weapon’s turbojet gives it a range of mor…