Thieme, Hartmut (1997-02-27). "Lower Palaeolithic hunting spears from Germany". Nature. 385 (6619): 807–810. Bibcode: 1997Natur.385..807T. doi: 10.1038/385807a0. PMID 9039910. S2CID 4283393 . Retrieved 2017-01-09. Oakeshott, Ewart (1980). European Weapons and Armour. Guildford & London: Lutterworth Press. p.56. ISBN 978-0-7188-2126-5.

These four would be followed by locations for complex warheads, guidance and navigation systems, algorithms and software. Large Early Medieval Winged Spearhead, approx. 61 cm Sale Large Early Medieval Winged Spearhead, approx. 61 cm

MBDA awarded a contractto L3 Harris to complete development work on their Scorpion Eject Release Unit (ERU) to enable the carriage and release of four SPEAR weapons per F35-B bay. MBDA also showcased its Smart Glider munition at the Dubai Airshow in 2017, this being perhaps a closer analogue to SDB-II than SPEAR.

We’re now focused on the final two years to conclude the assessment phase, which, in 2013 and early 2014, will include subsystem andfirst flighttrials of that weapon Connolly, Peter (1981). Greece and Rome at War. London: Macdonald Phoebus. p.89. ISBN 978-0-356-06798-8. No news on Typhoon integration but several outlets have reported it is an aspiration and will hopefully use the new three-round common launcher for a total of twelve carried munitions. There are references to fishing with spears in ancient literature; though, in most cases, the descriptions do not go into detail. An early example from the Bible is in Job 41:7: Canst thou fill his [Leviathan] skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?. The Arab presence in Sindh and the Mameluks of Delhi introduced the Middle Eastern javelin into India.

Sometimes known as a half pike, the spontoon was invented alongside the poke in the Middle age and was used until the beginning of the Modern Age period. It measured about 2 metres long and had an advanced head than a pike. The head or main blade had a pair of shorter blades on each side, making it look like a trident or a military fork. Italians first used this weapon for combat before it became symbolic to the British Army commissioners who carried it to show their ranks. 14. Qiang Arnold, Thomas (2001). The Renaissance at War. London: Cassel & Co. pp.60–72. ISBN 978-0-304-35270-8. Around 300,000 BP, the Neanderthals had begun constructing spears with stone heads and a few years later sharpened with fire. At the beginning of 200,000 BCE, humans made spear heads from stone blades in the Old Stone Age. They used resin or gum to fix the spear head to the shaft. In this age, there was a notable difference between melee (for thrusting) and throwing spears. Nicholson, Helen (2004). Medieval Warfare. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. pp.102–3. ISBN 978-0-333-76331-5.

SPEAR 3 weighs less than 90kg (198.4lbs) with a length of 1.8m (70.8in) and a diameter of 180mm (7.08in). [20] The missile will feature a multimode seeker with INS/GPS guidance and datalink. [21] The missile is set to use the same Hamilton Sundstrand TJ-150 turbojet as the JSOW-ER and MALD combined with a folding wing kit, providing an engagement range in excess of 140km (86.9mi). [22] [20] The fusing options and warhead are likely to be similar to that of 14lb warhead of Brimstone. The 4th century saw major changes. One was the greater use of peltasts, light infantry armed with spear and javelins. [14] The other was the development of the sarissa, a two-handed pike 550cm (18ft) in length, by the Macedonians under Phillip of Macedon and Alexander the Great. [15] The pike phalanx, supported by peltasts and cavalry, became the dominant mode of warfare among the Greeks from the late 4th century onward [16] until Greek military systems were supplanted by the Roman legions. Shore dives produce mainly reef fish, but oceangoing pelagic fish are also caught from shore dives in some places, and can be specifically targeted. Throwing spears also were used extensively in Meso-American warfare, usually with the help of an atlatl. [53] Throwing spears were typically shorter and more stream-lined than the tepoztopilli, and some had obsidian edges for greater penetration.Sébastien Nadot, Rompez les lances! Chevaliers et tournois au Moyen Age, Paris, ed. Autrement, 2010. ( Couch your lances! Knights and tournaments in the Middle Ages...) Methods and gear used for boat diving are similar to shore diving or blue water hunting, depending on the target prey. This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)