Javelin
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1996
Total Production : 54,200
Total Cost : USD $4.5 billion
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.
| Model | Status | Year | Produced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javelin Block 0 | Active | 1996 | 37,560 |
| Javelin Block 1 | Active | 2008 | 7,150 |
| FGM-148F | Active | 2020 | 9,360 |
| FGM-148G | Under Development | 2025 | 2,100 |
Javelin Block 0
Group : Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
Status : Active
Also Known As : AAWS-M, FGM-148, FGM-148C, Javelin Block 0
Origin : 
United States of America
Contractors : Lockheed Martin, Raytheon
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1996
Total Production : 37,560
Unitary Cost : USD $170,000
The FGM-148C Javelin Block 0 missile entered service with the US Army in 1996. 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.
Operators
| Country | Status | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | Active | ? | |
 Bahrain | Active | ? | |
 Czechia | Retired - No Longer Operational | ? | |
 France | Active | 260 | |
 Ireland | Active | 53/100 | |
 Israel | Active | ? | |
 Jordan | Active | 116 | |
 Lithuania | Retired - No Longer Operational | ? | |
 New Zealand | Active | ? | |
 Norway | Active | 526 | |
 Oman | Active | 100 | |
 Saudi Arabia | Active | ? | |
 Taiwan | Active | ? | |
 Ukraine | Retired - No Longer Operational | 7,000 | Transferred in 2022 |
 United Arab Emirates | Active | ? | |
 United Kingdom | Retired - No Longer Operational | ? | |
| United States of America | Retired - No Longer Operational | 25,463 |
Specifications
| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | ||
| Diameter | 130 millimeter | |
| Length | 1,080 millimeter | |
| Mass | ||
| Warhead | 8.4 kilogram | |
| Weight | 11.8 kilogram | |
| Performance | ||
| Max Range | 3,200 meter | |
| Min Range | 75 meter | |
| Piercing in Armor | 600 millimeter | |
| Time | ||
| Service Life | 10 year | |
Javelin Block 1
Group : Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
Status : Active
Also Known As : FGM-148E
Origin : United States of America
Contractors : Lockheed Martin, Raytheon
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2008
Total Production : 7,150
Unitary Cost : USD $208,000
The Javelin Block 1 missile is an enhanced variant of Javelin. It features an improved rocket motor that will reduce the missile's time of flight; improvements to the command launch unit (CLU); software enhancements and an enhanced performance warhead that increases Javelin’s lethality against a wider range of target sets. The Block 1 production started in the fourth quarter of 2006 and entered qualification test firings in early 2007.
Operators
| Country | Status | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | Active | ? | |
| Australia | Active | ? | |
 Estonia | Active | 350 | Missiles (350) ordered in October 2014 |
 Indonesia | Active | 180 | |
| Jordan | Active | ? | |
 Latvia | Active | ? | |
| Lithuania | Active | ? | |
| New Zealand | Active | ? | |
| Norway | Active | ? | |
| Oman | Active | ? | |
 Qatar | Active | 500 | Sale signed in July 2014 (500 missiles) |
| Taiwan | Active | ? | |
 Thailand | Active | ? | |
 Turkiye | Active | ? | |
| Ukraine | Active | 6,000 | Transferred in 2022 from several countries but primarily the United States |
| United Kingdom | Active | 1,300 | |
| United States of America | Active | 13,000/? |
Specifications
| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | ||
| Diameter | 130 millimeter | |
| Length | 1,080 millimeter | |
| Mass | ||
| Warhead | 8.4 kilogram | |
| Weight | 11.8 kilogram | |
| Performance | ||
| Max Range | 4,300 meter | |
| Min Range | 75 meter | |
| Piercing in Armor | 600 millimeter | |
| Time | ||
| Service Life | 10 year | |
FGM-148F
Group : Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
Status : Active
Also Known As : Javelin Block 2
Origin : United States of America
Contractors : Lockheed Martin, Raytheon
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : May 6, 2020
Total Production : 9,360
Unitary Cost : USD $320,000
The FGM-148F, Javelin Block 2?, is a new variant introduced in early 2019 featuring an advanced multipurpose warhead. The new warhead incorporates the latest shaped charge technology to defeat known and projected heavy armored tanks. Besides a fragmentation steel warhead case improves lethality against soft targets and light armored vehicles. The FGM-148F missile will enter service in early 2020 following a first production contract for 2,100 missile rounds.
Bulgaria
PolandFGM-148G
Group : Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
Status : Under Development
Also Known As : Javelin Block 3
Origin : United States of America
Contractors : Lockheed Martin, Raytheon
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2025
Total Production : 2,100
The FGM-148G, Javelin Block 3?, is a further variant under development along a new and lighter command launch unit (CLU). The FGM-148G missile will dramatically improve the performance of previous models with a decreased weight while lowering the production cost. The new missile may enter service in the mid 2020s.
Operators
| Country | Status | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | Planned | ? |
News
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Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance support to ensure Ukraine has the tools it needs to prevail in its fight against Russian aggression.
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Photo Gallery
August 2024
FGM-148F Javelin anti-tank missile
May 2020
Javelin F-model
September 2013
UK paratroopers launch a Javelin missile during training
December 2006
Firing Javelin ATGM
Notes
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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