REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.,
Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- The Javelin™ Joint Venture team, a partnership of
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT),
successfully fired Javelin missiles from a Kongsberg
remote launcher mounted on a Titan unmanned ground vehicle built by
QinetiQ North America and Milrem Robotics. The demonstrations,
conducted at the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, Alabama, validated the integration of the
weapon station, missile and vehicle.
"Javelin is ready to support emerging military robotic vehicle
requirements," said Sam Deneke,
Raytheon Land Warfare Systems vice president. "Remotely operated
technology like this protects soldiers in battle."
Javelin has been fielded on the Common Remote Operations Weapon
Station-Javelin across U.S. Army Stryker 8x8 vehicle brigades in
Europe.
"Javelin offers true fire-and-forget engagements to 4 kilometers
in most operational conditions," said David
Pantano, Javelin Joint Venture vice president and Lockheed
Martin Javelin program director. "Once the launch command is
issued, soldiers and vehicle assets like the UGV can reposition out
of harm's way. These tests demonstrated our ability to evolve
Javelin capabilities to address new missions in support of the
warfighter."
Javelin is a versatile one-man-portable and platform-employed
anti-tank and multi-target precision weapon system. The Javelin
Joint Venture team has produced over 45,000 Javelin missiles and
12,000 command launch units. The program continually updates the
system to stay ahead of advancing threats, including enhancing its
platform-mounted capabilities.
U.S. and coalition forces have used Javelin extensively in
Afghanistan and Iraq in more
than 5,000 engagements.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
105,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of
$27 billion and 67,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I® products and services, sensing, effects and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham,
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