Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile Latest News
India and the US recently announced plans to pursue new procurements and co-production arrangements for Javelin anti-tank guided missiles, to meet the defense requirements of India.
About Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile
- It is a man-portable, fire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile.
- It is developed and produced jointly by American defence majors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.
- It was designed to defeat heavily armored vehicles such as main battle tanks and lighter-skinned military vehicles.
- The weapon also has capability against other target types like fortifications, bunkers, and helicopters.
Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile Features
- It has an effective range of 2.5 km.
- It is a fire-and-forget missile with lock-on before launch and automatic self-guidance.
- It uses automatic infrared guidance that allows the user to seek cover immediately after launch.
- The Javelin’s HEAT warhead is capable of defeating modern tanks by attacking them from above where their armor is thinnest (see top-attack), and is also useful against fortifications in a direct attack flight.
Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile FAQs
Q1. Who produces the Javelin missile?
Ans. The Javelin missile is developed and produced by the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV), a collaboration between Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies.
Q2. Does India have javelin missiles?
Ans. India does not currently possess Javelin anti-tank missiles.
Q3. What is infrared guidance?
Ans. Infrared guidance is a passive missile guidance system that utilizes the infrared radiation emitted by a target to track and engage it.
Source: TWEEK
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