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Anti-tank weapons1996–present
Portable guided anti-armour system
Javelin combines a guided missile in a sealed launch tube with a reusable observation and control unit. The complete carried system is heavier and larger than the missile alone.
United StatesFGM-148 Javelin
U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedAnti-tank missile Surface-to-surface missile Surface-to-air missile
United States
1996–present
See Operators
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Texas Instruments & Martin Marietta , now Raytheon Technologies & Lockheed Martin
June 1989
Raytheon & Lockheed Martin
US$216,717 (G-model missile only, FY2021) US$240,000 (missile only, export cost, FY2019) US$249,700 (Lightweight CLU only, FY2021)
1996–present
50,000 missiles (12,000 CLUs)
See: § Variants
22.3 kg (49 lb), ready to fire 6.4 kg (14 lb), detachable CLU 15.9 kg (35 lb), missile in launch tube
1.1 m (43 in) (missile)
1.2 m (47 in)
127 mm (5.0 in)
1 or 2
127 mm (5.0 in)
Original CLU: 2,500 m (1.6 mi) Lightweight CLU: 4,000 m (2.5 mi) From vehicle: 4,750 m (2.95 mi)
Optical sight & thermal imaging
Tandem-charge HEAT
8.4 kg (19 lb)
Contact fuze
Penetration: Stated as being in excess of 30 in (760 mm) RHA
Solid-fuel
150 m (490 ft) (top attack mode) 60 m (200 ft) (direct attack mode)
Infrared homing
Man-portable launcher
Albania
Australia
Bahrain
Croatia
Czechia
Estonia
France
Georgia
Indonesia
Ireland
Jordan
Libya
Lithuania
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Poland
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Taiwan
Turkey
Tunisia
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
The Javelin missile and command launch unit together weigh 49.5 pounds.
Javelin is the first fire-and-forget, shoulder-fired, anti-tank missile fielded to the Army and Marine Corps, replacing Dragon.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
The system in detail
The external configuration consists of a cylindrical tube and an attached sighting unit. The model is a nonfunctional exterior reference without internal engineering detail.1
An imaging-infrared seeker supports autonomous terminal guidance. Different command launch units change the sighting equipment and carried mass.1
This is a programme overview. Missile production standard and CLU generation must be specified before assigning detailed weight or range figures.1
Compare ready-to-use system mass with equivalent systems. Quoting missile-only mass for one system and launcher-plus-round mass for another would be misleading.1
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Javelin equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Albania
Australia
BahrainNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Anti-tank Weapons". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Botswana
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czechia
Estonia
France
Georgia
Indonesia
Ireland
JordanLower-bound count for FGM-148 Javelin. Service scope: Royal Jordanian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 192+. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Libya
Lithuania
Morocco
New Zealand
Norway
OmanReported count for Javelin. Service scope: Royal Army of Oman; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 34. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Peru
PolandReported count for FGM-148F Javelin. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 60 lanuches 180 missiles. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
South KoreaReported count for Javelin. Service scope: Republic of Korea Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 100 launchers 1,500 missiles. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom United StatesAlbania, Australia, Bahrain, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Georgia, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Libya, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
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