Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The FGM-148 Javelin, or Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium (AAWS-M), is an American-made man-portable anti-tank system in service since 1996 and continuously upgraded.
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.
The javelin is nearly always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow, and crossbow, which launch projectiles with the aid of a hand-held mechanism. However, devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distances, such as spear-throwers or the amentum. A warrior or soldier armed primarily with one or more javelins is a ...
Both Raytheon (RTX) and Lockheed (LMT) are renowned U.S. missile makers and frequently clinch contracts like the latest one involving the Javelin missile. Raytheon-Lockheed JV Wins $75M Deal for ...
To be replaced by FGM-148 Javelin. 9M113 Konkurs: Anti-tank guided missile Soviet Union: System purchased from Russia and Ukraine in early 1990s. To be replaced by FGM-148 Javelin. 9К115-2 Metis-M 9K115 Metis: Anti-tank guided missile Soviet Union: System purchased from Russia and Ukraine in early 1990s. To be replaced by FGM-148 Javelin.
The format of the event was such that each thrower threw the javelin three times with his right hand and three times with his left hand. The best distance with each hand was summed to give a total. The three finalists received three more throws with each hand. [1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. [2]
Their success was based on an alteration on the grip of the javelin. They had stapled two bits of stiff cord on it, improving its support for fingers. The existing world record for two handed javelin throw by Eric Lemming was 91.28 metres, but with their enhancement, Jarl broke it with 91.41 metres. It was then improved by Evert to 98.47 ...
The soliferrum was an extremely effective heavy javelin. The weight and the density of the weapon's iron shaft, its small diameter and its narrow tip gave the soliferrum excellent armor-piercing capacity at close range and enabled it to penetrate even heavy shields.