11 Facts About FGM-148 Javelin

FGM-148 Javelin, or Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium, is an American-made portable anti-tank missile system in service since 1996, and continuously upgraded.

FGM-148 Javelin is a fire-and-forget missile with lock-on before launch and automatic self-guidance.

The report, titled "Army Acquisition—FGM-148 Javelin Is Not Ready for Multiyear Procurement", opposed entering into full-rate production in 1997 and expressed the need for further operational testing due to the many redesigns undergone.

Late-phase development of the FGM-148 Javelin retroactively benefited from the then new operational test initiatives set forth by the Secretary of Defense, as well as a further test conducted as a consequence of the Army's response to the GAO report.

FGM-148 Javelin Environmental Test System is a mobile test set for FGM-148 Javelin All-Up-Round and the Command Launch Unit .

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FGM-148 Javelin missile's tandem warhead is a high-explosive anti-tank type.

The FGM-148 Javelin F-model was planned to begin deliveries in early 2020; the improved missile design, along with new lighter CLU with an improved target tracker, entered production in May 2020.

FGM-148 Javelin was used by the US Army, the US Marine Corps and the Australian Special Forces in the 2003 invasion of Iraq on Iraqi Type 69 and Lion of Babylon tanks.

The FGM-148 Javelin filled a niche in US weapons systems against DShK heavy machine guns and B-10 recoilless rifles—weapons like the AT4 and the M203 grenade launcher were powerful enough, but the ~300m range was insufficient.

FGM-148 Javelin had enough range, power, and accuracy for dismounted infantry to counter standoff engagement tactics employed by enemy weapons.

The psychological effect of the sound of a FGM-148 Javelin firing sometimes caused insurgents to disengage and flee their position.