The U.S. Military awarded the Javelin Joint Enterprise a manufacturing contract for Javelin missiles and related tools and companies with complete worth of $311 million. This contract offers procurement of Javelin programs and manufacturing help for the U.S. Military and worldwide clients Lithuania and Jordan. The contract additionally contains greater than 1,800 Javelins that may replenish rounds despatched to Ukraine. Javelin is developed and produced by the Javelin Joint Enterprise (JJV) between Raytheon Missiles & Protection in Tucson, Arizona and Lockheed Martin in Orlando, Florida.
“As Javelin continues to exhibit its reliability and effectiveness, its repute because the premier battle-proven, fire-and-forget precision anti-armor weapon grows. Our dedication to delivering this distinctive weapon system to world floor forces is unwavering,” stated Marek Wolert, Javelin Joint Enterprise president and Raytheon Missiles & Protection’s Javelin program director.
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“With utilization growing throughout the globe, the Javelin Joint Enterprise is working carefully with the Military to fulfill these elevated calls for and ship this vital precision weapon system to home and worldwide clients. Our crew continues to stay dedicated to delivering dependable and battle-proven merchandise that exhibit efficiency excellence.,” stated Dave Pantano, Javelin Joint Enterprise vp and Lockheed Martin Javelin program director.
Javelin is a flexible, one-man-portable and multi-purpose weapon system that gives the potential to defeat a broad spectrum of threats beneath all situations. It employs fire-and-forget missile steering know-how over its total engagement envelope, affording the very best stage of survivability to the person. Thus far, the Javelin Joint Enterprise has produced greater than 50,000 Javelin missiles and greater than 12,000 reusable Command Launch Items. Javelin is predicted to stay within the U.S. weapon arsenal till 2050 and is topic to continuous upgrades to help evolving operational wants.
