FGM-148 Javelin
«Javelin»
Anti-tank (ATGM)United States1996In service
Fire-and-forget top-attack anti-tank missile, shoulder-launched.
Anti-tank (ATGM)
ID — FGM-148-JAVELINUnited States · Raytheon / Lockheed Martin
FGM-148 Javelin
Javelin
Fire-and-forget top-attack anti-tank missile, shoulder-launched.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- FGM-148 Javelin
- Alias
- Javelin
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon / Lockheed Martin
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1996
- Category
- Anti-tank (ATGM)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 4.75 km
- Top speed
- ~290 m/s
- Guidance
- IIR fire-and-forget
- Warhead
- Tandem HEAT 8.4 kg
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- CLU spalleggiabile / veicolo
- Length
- 1.1 m
- Launch weight
- 15.97 kg
- Unit cost
- 0.178 M USD
Production & inventory
- Annual production
- ≈3.960/anno (capacità RTX-LM, surge 2024)
- Estimated inventory
- ≈50.000 prodotti complessivi (1996-2024)
- Unit cost
- 0.178 M USD
Combat use
- ▸Iraq 2003 — first US operational use against bunkers and vehicles.
- ▸Afghanistan 2002-2021 — intensive use in air-burst strikes on personnel.
- ▸Ukraine 2022-2024 — over 10,000 units donated, decisive in early months.
Main operators
United StatesUkraineUnited KingdomAustralia
History
Developed in the 1980s to replace the Dragon, Javelin entered service in 1996. Its IIR seeker enables fire-and-forget engagements with a top-attack profile, striking the vehicle roof where armor is thinnest.
Massive use in Ukraine since 2022 confirmed effectiveness against Russian T-72/T-80/T-90 MBTs even with reactive armor.
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