The U.S. military's Javelin missile recently performed live-fire engagement of tanks to demonstrate its range and versatility to Foreign Military Sales users.
The demonstrations were conducted at Redstone Arsenal by the U.S. Army and Javelin Joint Venture, comprised of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, using different launcher and platform configurations for the firings — a Command Launch Unit; from a vehicle using a remote weapon station; and a containerized weapon system using an RWS.
The CLU-launched missile hit a target at 4,000 meters, while the vehicle-launched and CWS-launched missiles hit targets positioned at 1,100 meters and 700 meters, respectively.
"The Javelin Joint Venture is committed to expanding Javelin applications beyond the current man-portable role," said John Halvey, Javelin Joint Venture president and Javelin program director at Raytheon Missile Systems. "We will continue to work with our customers to provide an effective system that improves platform lethality and enhances survivability."
Javelin is a lightweight anti-tank missile and can be operated by a single person. It is fielded with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, and has also been approved for 15 FMS customers.
