
The Navy, which began developing the small, lightweight Spike missile over a decade ago to teach young engineers how to build weapons, is now looking to get the missile into warfighters’ hands after being impressed with how it performed in a series of tests against unmanned aircraft and other growing threats.Over the next two years, the Navy plans to complete Spike’s development, conduct more tests and begin producing a fieldable missile, said Spike project manager Gavin Swanson.“Every warfighter I’ve ever shown…