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The Raytheon and Lockheed Martin joint venture has completed production for the F-Model Javelin, a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon geared towards advanced armour and soft targets.
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The new model, also known as FGM-148F, has an advanced multipurpose warhead that combines charges to defeat explosive-reactive armour, and it has a fragmenting steel case for striking unarmoured and lightly armoured targets, according to the team. Its new command launch unit boasts a reduction in weight and an improved target tracker.
“The F-Model combines multiple features such as blast fragmentation and high-explosive anti-tank into a single warhead,” said David Pantano, Javelin Joint Venture vice president and Lockheed Martin Javelin program director.
“We’re helping prepare our warfighters for any mission by reducing the need for different rounds for different targets."
The team has secured orders for 45,000 Javelin missiles from the US federal government. According to the companies, some iteration of the weapon is expected to be in the US military's operational inventory through 2050.
The Javelin Weapon System has been introduced to the Australian Army to engage and destroy current and anticipated enemy armour at ranges beyond that achievable with previous shoulder-fired anti-armour systems.
The system also offers the capability to destroy slow-moving or hovering rotary-wing aircraft or fortifications.
- Type of System - Fire and Forget
- Weight - 5.11 Kilograms (Command Launch Unit)
- Length - 34.82 centimetres (Command Launch Unit)
- Flight Time Direct Attack - 1000 metres every 7 seconds
- Effective range - 2000 metres (Direct Attack Mode)
- Minimum Effective Range - 65 Metres (Direct Attack Mode)
Combat arms units employ Javelin as a dismounted shoulder-fired weapon. Javelin may be fitted to vehicle platforms. Targets are engaged by locking on to their heat signature and once fired; there is no further requirement to guide the missile.
The Javelin’s time of flight is approximately 14 seconds for 2 kilometres.
The product has reportedly received widespread interest from international customers. The weapon’s final assembly takes place in Troy, Alabama.
