Javelin: The United States has ordered $300 million worth of anti-tank missiles, Ukraine to receive part of them

The United States Armed Forces has ordered new Javelin anti-tank missiles. A part of them is intended to be shipped to Ukraine.

The press service of Lockheed Martin announced this order.

A press release of the manufacturer mentioned that the U.S. Army recently awarded the Javelin Joint Venture two production contracts for Javelin missiles and associated equipment and services with total value of $309 million.

These contracts include over 1300 Javelin anti-tank missiles funded from the recent Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act.

Ukraine’s defense forces will be receiving some of these ordered missiles.

These contracts include orders for several international customers including Norway, Albania, Latvia, and Thailand.

Javelin anti-tank missile systems are developed and produced by the Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership of Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed Martin. Previously, it was reported that the company will increase its missile production capacity to the FGM-148 Javelin system.

Javelin is a man-portable surface-to-air missile, manufactured by the American companies Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. The missile has a thermal homing head. Javelin is a fire-and-forget missile that allows the operator to hide immediately after the shot. It is in service with the Armed Forces of the United States and several other countries. The system is designed to destroy armored vehicles and air targets at low altitudes (helicopters, UAVs).

The FGM-148 Javelin ATGM missile has a thermal homing head, thus the operator of the missile system does not need to monitor and adjust the flight of the missile after launch while it is approaching the target.

To date, the company has produced more than 50,000 anti-tank missiles of the FGM-148 Javelin system and more than 12,000 multiple multiple launchers.

Javelin is expected to remain in the U.S. Army until 2050 and will be constantly upgraded.

Previously, Militarnyi published a manual on how to operate the Javelin anti-tank system.