![]() ![]() ![]() Javelin is a fire-and-forget missile with lock-on before launch and automatic self-guidance. The weapon made its combat debut in Iraq in 2003 and rose to prominence in the Russo-Ukrainian War, where it has seen extensive use in destroying several Russian armored vehicles. The Javelin's high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead can defeat modern tanks by top-down attack, hitting them from above, where their armor is thinnest, and is also useful against fortifications in a direct attack flight.Īs of 2019, according to claims by the manufacturer, the Javelin had been used in around 5,000 successful engagements. ![]() Its fire-and-forget design features automatic infrared guidance, allowing the user to seek cover immediately after launch, in contrast to wire-guided systems, like the system used by the Dragon, which require a user to guide the weapon throughout the engagement. It replaced the M47 Dragon anti-tank missile in US service. The FGM-148 Javelin, or Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium (AAWS-M), is an American-made man-portable anti-tank system in service since 1996, and continuously upgraded. ![]()
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