To date, manufacturer Lockheed Martin has produced About 50,000 Javelin missiles, in the almost 30 years of service. In total there are about 30 countries that have used them. And they could join one more: Morocco, if the sale of the more than 600 missiles is confirmed shortly. It is one of the most popular weapons in regards to military technology and for several reasons.
The Javelin use what is known as a “shoot and forget” design (the person responsible for the launch indicates the objective, shoots and disregards the missile that the target seeks by itself). To this we must add Infrared automatic guidance technology. This allows the operator to launch the missile and then move quickly to cover or relocate, unlike the previous systems that required a continuous guidance by the operator.
The Javelin system consists of a projectile and a command launch unit (Clu) The missile is equipped with a tandem eye and a two -stage solid rocket engine.
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These two characteristics make it a very effective projectile against tanks, for example. The missiles or projectiles with tandem ojiva are characterized by having two or more phases of detonation: When they hit the white, the first one occurs and then the second. In this way, they constitute an effective ammunition against the chillion cage and reactive armor, which is designed to protect a armored fighter vehicle against anti -tank armament.
The other interesting and differentiating technology is its two -stage engine: the first one carries out the launch and once a safe distance is achieved with respect to the operator, the second engine detonation is carried out. This has favorably minimizing the recoil, which allows it to be triggered from inside buildings without excessive explosion.
OK With its manufacturerquite 72 hours to control all its mechanisms and a missile can be fired every two minutes, with proper knowledge. Its technology includes two modes of attack, one direct (suitable for facilities or caves, for example) and another for armored vehicles, in which it points to the weakest point. It is effective at distances that are going From 65 to 4,000 meters away, the meteorology is not influenced and due to its minimum setback And the reduced shooting footprint can be fired from interiors, without giving up its position.