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Javelin

IOC: 1996
Total Production: 27,300
Total Program's Cost: USD$4.5 billion

Unitary Cost: USD$170,000

Also Known As: AAWS-M, FGM-148

Origin:United States of America

Contractor/s: Lockheed Martin, Raytheon

Description: The Javelin subsonic, anti-tank, anti-bunker missile automatically guides itself to the target after launch using its IR seeker. It uses an arched top-attack profile to strike where the armor is weakest. It can be safely fired from inside buildings or bunkers making it suitable for urban area warfare.

The Javelin missile is capable of defeating all-known main battle tanks thanks to its tandem shaped charge warhead and its top-attack profile. The missile travels at more than 100-foot (30 meters) altitude before coming down to strike its intended target.

The US Army awarded Lockheed-Martin and Raytheon Javelin Joint Venture a $95 million contract for production of 120 Javelin command launch units (CLUs) and 1,038 missiles on 25 May 2005. This order followed operational successes scored by the Javelin anti-tank weapon system deployed by the US Army and US Marine Corps in Iraq.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 130 mm, Length 1,080 mm

Weights: Max Weight 11.8 kg (26 lb), Warhead 8.4 kg (18.5 lb)

Performance: Max Range 2,500 m (8,202 ft), Min Range 75 m (246 ft), Piercing in Armor 600 mm (23.62 in), Service Life 10 yr

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Javelin Block 1 Applications
Javelin Javelin - Contracts, Orders & Sales

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Javelin rounds (526) + Command Launch Unit (90); items: 526; transferred from United States of America to Norway between 2006 and 2007
Items: 526

FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile; items: undisclosed; transferred from the United States to Australia in 2006

Javelin rounds (116) + Command Launch Units (CLUs) (30); items: 116; transferred from United States of America to Jordan in 2004
Items: 116

News
Javelin JV Awarded Production Contract for United Arab Emirates and Oman

Javelin Block 1 Achieves Success in Qualification Flight Tests

FMS: Oman Wants Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon Systems

FMS: Bahrain Requests Javelin Weapon Systems

Raytheon Tests 120mm Round with Semi-Active Laser Seeker

Javelin Enters Service in UK Sooner Than Expected

Oman Purchases Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon System

FMS: UAE Seeks Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon Systems

UK Orders Further Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon Systems

Future British Armed Forces Takes Shape

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Operators

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Australia

Czech Republic

Ireland / 100

Jordan / 116

Lithuania

New Zealand

Norway / 526

Oman / 100

Taiwan

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States of America / 25,463

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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