Javelin Missile

About Javelin Missile 

• It is an American-made, medium-range, man-portable, anti-tank guided missile.
• The Javelin first entered service with the US military in 1996.
• It is developed and produced jointly by American defence majors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.

Key features of  Javelin Missile 

• Javelin is a single man-portable fire-and-forget medium-range antitank weapon system.
• It can be fired in top or direct attack modes.
• Range: It has a standard effective range of 2.5 km.
• A single person can carry this missile system and fire it from their shoulder.
• It can also be fired from a remote launcher mounted on an unmanned ground vehicle.
• It is designed to tackle heavily armored vehicles such as main battle tanks and lighter-skinned military vehicles.
• It is also effective against fortifications, bunkers and helicopters.

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Working of Javelin Missile 

• It automatically guides itself to the target after launch, allowing the gunner to take cover and avoid counter fire.
• The soldiers or marines using it can reposition immediately after firing, or reload to “engage another threat.”
• The weapon uses an arched top-attack profile, climbing above its target for improved visibility, and then strikes where the armor is weakest.

Source: IE