Missiles experts at Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Technologies Corp., are building Javelin anti-tank missiles for the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Navy under terms of a $47.2 million order. Officials of the Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., are asking the Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture based in Tucson, Ariz., to build Javelin weapon systems for U.S. military services.
The electro-optically guided Javelin anti-armor weapon is an infantry fire-and-forget missile with lock-on before launch and automatic self-guidance designed to destroy main battle tanks, armored personnel carriers, and other armored combat vehicles. The missile also is effective against buildings and enemy helicopters.
Javelin has an imaging infrared-guided seeker to guide the warhead to its target. The tandem warhead has two shaped charges: a precursor warhead to detonate any explosive reactive armor, and a primary warhead to penetrate base armor....MORE
