JAVELIN

Abstract

Javelin is a man-portable, fire-and-forget, medium-range missile with enhanced situational awareness and precision direct-fire effects to defeat armored vehicles, fortifications, and soft targets in a range of military operations. The Javelin Weapon System consists of a re-usable Command Launch Unit (CLU) and a modular missile encased in a disposable launch tube assembly. Javelin has a high kill rate against a variety of targets at extended ranges under day/night, battlefield obscurants, adverse weather and multiple counter-measure conditions. Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding provides for system improvements in accordance with the Javelin Capabilities Production Document Objectives and User priorities for future development. Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 dollars in the amount of $7.870 million will continue software (SW) improvements (Auto-Gate/Fast-Launch) for the CLU and LWCLU to improve the Javelin Weapons System engagement time and increase lethality against emerging threats and potential adversary countermeasures.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0604611A_5_2040_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President's Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Anti-Tank Missiles
• Armored Vehicles
• Contracts
• Countermeasures
• Emerging Threats
• Fire And Forget Weapons
• Launch Tubes
• Manportable Equipment
• Military Operations
• Product Development
• Production
• Situational Awareness
• Test And Evaluation
• Vehicles
• Weapon Systems

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Marksmanship and Weaponry.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.