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Missile components A Javelin fired by a U.S. soldier in Jordan during Eager Lion, 2019. The Javelin missile's tandem warhead is a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) type. [11] This round utilizes an explosive shaped charge to create a stream of superplastically deformed metal, formed from trumpet-shaped metallic liners. The result is a narrow high ...
The LWCLU was born out of an idea that the 1990s-era Javelin CLU could be made smaller and lighter due to advances in modern electronics and battery power. The original CLU weighed 14.16 pounds.
The company specialized in the design and manufacture of homebuilt aircraft in the form of plans for amateur construction. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The company was noted for its Javelin V6 STOL , which took a standard certified Piper PA-20 Pacer airframe and provided plans to replace the powerplant with a Ford Motor Company V6 engine of 210 to 300 hp (157 ...
The Gloster Javelin is a twin-engined all-weather interceptor aircraft that served with Britain's Royal Air Force from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. It was a T-tailed delta-wing aircraft designed for night and all-weather operations and was the last aircraft design to bear the Gloster name.
This category is for aircraft designed, manufactured or marketed by Javelin Aircraft Company. Pages in category "Javelin aircraft" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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(Reuters) - A joint venture between Lockheed Martin and RTX's Raytheon was awarded a $1.3 billion follow-on contract by the U.S. army for its Javelin missiles, which has played a major role in ...
Javelin is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile, formerly used by the British Army and Canadian Army. It can be fired from the shoulder, or from a dedicated launcher named the Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML), that carries three rounds, and can be vehicle mounted. The missile is an updated version of the earlier Blowpipe of the 1970s.