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During the tests, the T-72M1 tank was destroyed by the missile.
The UK conducted the first tests of the small-sized cruise missile Spear 3. This happened in Sweden, at the Vidsel military training ground, where tests of such missile weapons are taking place.
Spear 3 is based on the Brimstone rocket. Instead of a rocket engine, there is a PBS TJ150 turbojet engine and a wing, which opens up the possibility of launching a rocket over a long range (up to 150 km), at high subsonic speeds.
Guidance – in the middle phase of the trajectory – uses both GPS (to track location) and an inertial navigation system.
The Typhoon fighter was used to launch Spear 3, according to the Royal Air Force's official website. It is also reported that this aircraft is part of…
