India, Feb. 28 -- First deployed in 1996, Javelin is the world's most versatile and lethal oneman- portable and platform-employed anti-tank and multi-target precision weapon system, and more than 45,000 missiles and 12,000 Command Launch Units (CLUs) have been produced. The Javelin weapon system has experienced numerous technology insertions since its initial fielding to stay ahead of advancing threats. The Javelin, which is produced by a joint venture between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, has been used extensively and to great advantage in combat operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq with over 5,000 engagements conducted by US and coalition forces.
The Javelin continues to evolve as the worlds most versatile and lethal closecombat weap...