Javelin anti-tank guided missile (on some variants)
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The Javelin anti-tank guided missile is a U.S.-made, man-portable, fire-and-forget weapon system designed to destroy modern armored vehicles using an infrared-guided, top-attack or direct-attack profile.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| FGM-148 Javelin | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anti-tank guided missile
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man-portable weapon system ⓘ |
| attackProfile |
direct-attack
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top-attack ⓘ |
| category | third-generation anti-tank guided missile ⓘ |
| component |
Command Launch Unit
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missile round ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedBy |
Lockheed Martin
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Raytheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToDestroy |
main battle tanks
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modern armored vehicles ⓘ |
| developedFor | infantry anti-armor role ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1996 ⓘ |
| feature |
day and night engagement capability
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imaging infrared seeker ⓘ lock-on before launch ⓘ soft launch capability ⓘ |
| guidanceMode | autonomous terminal homing ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | infrared homing ⓘ |
| guidanceType | fire-and-forget ⓘ |
| is |
crew-served weapon
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shoulder-fired missile ⓘ |
| launcherReuse | Command Launch Unit is reusable ⓘ |
| launchMethod |
shoulder launch
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tripod launch ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Lockheed Martin
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Raytheon Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missileContainer | disposable launch tube ⓘ |
| mobility | man-portable ⓘ |
| portableBy | two-person team ⓘ |
| powerSource | battery for Command Launch Unit ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| role | anti-armor weapon system ⓘ |
| seekerType | imaging infrared seeker ⓘ |
| sightingSystem |
day sight
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thermal imaging sight ⓘ |
| targetTypes |
armored personnel carriers
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fortified positions ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
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Ukrainian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | tandem HEAT warhead ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Stryker armored fighting vehicle
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Javelin anti-tank guided missile (on some variants)
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