Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile:
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.
- Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile is a man-portable, fire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile.
- It has been developed 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.
- 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, and is also useful against fortifications in a direct attack flight.
