FGM-148 Javelin
Owned By
| Operator: | Status: | Number*: | Cost: | Acquired: |
| Jordan | In Service / On Order | 1918 (192 launch units) | $12 million (2001); $388 million (2009) | 2004 |
| Oman | In Service | 200 / 400 (30 launch units) | $48 million (2005); $11 million (2008); $96 million (2012) | 2009 |
| Qatar | On Order | 500 | $122 million (requested 2013, finalized 2014) | |
| Saudi Arabia | Requested | 150 (20 launch units) | $71 million (2010) | Does not appear they were ever purchased |
| United Arab Emirates | In Service | 1000 / 260 (100 launch units) | $104 million (2008); $60 million (2011) | 2009 |
| General Specs | ||||
| Country of origin: | United States | |||
| Manufacturer: | Raytheon and Lockheed Martin (joint venture) | |||
| Introduced: | 1997 | |||
| Guidance: | Long-wave infrared seeker with passive target acquisition/fire control using integrated day or thermal sight | |||
| Range: | 8,202+ ft (2,500+ m) | |||
| Missile length: | 42.6 inches (108.1 cm) | |||
| Missile diameter: | 5 inches (12.7 cm) | |||
| Missile weight: | >26 lbs (11.8 kg) | |||
| Launcher length: | 47.2 inches (119.8 cm) | |||
| Launcher weight: | 14.1 lbs (6.4 kg) | |||
| Total weight: | 35 lbs (15.9 kg) | |||
| Warhead: | Tandem shaped charge – high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) | |||
| Armor penetration: | 98.4 inches (600+ mm) | |||
| Missile velocity: | 460.4 mph (205.8 m/s / 0.6 mach) | |||
| Launch platform: | Man portable (shoulder-fired or tripod), light armored vehicles, trucks | |||
| Notes: | Lock on before launch and fire-and-forget capability | |||
| Top-attack or direct-fire mode allowing for missile to hit where target is least protected | ||||
| Reuseable command launch unit (CLU) | ||||
| Soft-launch with limited back-blast allows for launch from enclosures | ||||
| Capable of targeting slow, low-flying aircraft | ||||
| *number of missiles purchased | ||||
Sources:
- Lockheed Martin/Raytheon, Product Brochure, “Javelin – Fire-and-Forget Multi-Purpose Combat System,” 2006.
- “Javelin Antitank Missile,” Federation of American Scientists, August 6, 1999.
- Program Executive Office Soldier G5, Strategic Communications Office, “Dual Path Strategy Series: Part II – Soldier Weapons Primer,” United States Army, November 2010.
- David Qi Zhang, “Design and Analysis of the Two-Stage FGM-148 Javelin Anti-Tank Missile,” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, March 2012.
- “Trade Registers,” Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, 2016.
- Tom Ashby, “UAE and Oman Buy $115m American Anti-Tank Missiles,” The National, July 30, 2008.
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