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Navy Might Field Spike Training Missile To Counter New Threats

Navy Might Field Spike Training Missile To Counter New Threats
A Spike missile destroys an Outlaw unmanned aerial vehicle during a test at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California in December 2016. (U.S. Navy photo)

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…

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