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U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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FGM-148 Javelinlarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
missile
Single source1.1 m (43 in) (missile)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FGM-148 Javelin | MILAN |
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| Crew | 1 or 2[source] | — |
| Type | Anti-tank missile Surface-to-surface missile Surface-to-air missile[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | France, West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1996–present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators |
MILANlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)[source]
detachable CLU
Single sourceJavelin · missile and command launch unit together · Mass
Single sourcemissile in launch tube
Single sourceready to fire
Single source22.3 kg (49 lb), ready to fire 6.4 kg (14 lb), detachable CLU 15.9 kg (35 lb), missile in launch tube[source]
49.5 pounds[source]Javelin · missile and command launch unit together
Mass
Single source16.4 kg[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source200 m/s (660 ft/s)[source]
Effective; From vehicle
Single sourceEffective; Lightweight CLU
Single sourceEffective; Original CLU
Single sourceOriginal CLU: 2,500 m (1.6 mi) Lightweight CLU: 4,000 m (2.5 mi) From vehicle: 4,750 m (2.95 mi)[source]
Operational; MILAN ER
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceBarrel length
Single source1.2 m (47 in)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source8.4 kg (19 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See operators[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | South African Border War Chadian-Libyan conflict Toyota War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War Opération Licorne Libyan Civil War Northern Mali Conflict Operation Sangaris War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | Texas Instruments & Martin Marietta , now Raytheon Technologies & Lockheed Martin[source] | — |
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| Designed | June 1989[source] | 1970s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon & Lockheed Martin[source] | MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$216,717 (G-model missile only, FY2021) US$240,000 (missile only, export cost, FY2019) US$249,700 (Lightweight CLU only, FY2021)[source] | £7,500 (1984)[source] |
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| Produced | 1996–present[source] | 1971[source] |
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| No. built | 50,000 missiles (12,000 CLUs)[source] | 350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers[source] |
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| Variants | See: § Variants[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Sights | Optical sight & thermal imaging[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Tandem-charge HEAT[source] | Single or tandem HEAT[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact fuze[source] | contact[source] |
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| Blast yield | Penetration: Stated as being in excess of 30 in (760 mm) RHA[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Solid-fuel[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | 150 m (490 ft) (top attack mode) 60 m (200 ft) (direct attack mode)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Infrared homing[source] | SACLOS wire[source] |
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| Launch platform | Man-portable launcher[source] | Individual, vehicle[source] |
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| Launch platforms | shoulder-fired[source]Javelin | — |
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| Engine | — | solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Jet deflector[source] |
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200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft); 3,000 m (MILAN ER)[source]