The plan couples SPEAR Capability 3 with investment in longer-range stand-off weapons for the Lightning force. Integrating British weapons requires cooperation with the aircraft's programme partners and Lockheed Martin. The difficulties described with Meteor illustrate the problem. That dependence qualifies what a weapons-funding announcement alone can deliver.
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British F-35 weapons plans depend on integration agreements
Longer-range weapons for the Lightning force depend on cooperation over aircraft integration as well as funding the weapons themselves.