Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Javelin is an American man-portable anti-tank guided missile. Javelin should not be confused with the British Javelin surface-to-air missile. Table of contents 1 History 2 Notes 3 Inventory 4 Combat Performance 5 Characteristics 6 See also 7 External links History Notes Inventory Combat Performance javelin was used in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Characteristics Primary Function: man-portable anti-tank guided missile Contractor: Power Plant: solid fuel rocket Length:1.76 m Diameter: cm Wing Span: cm Launch Weight: 28 kg Speed: Warhead: 8.4 kg HEAT, able to penetrate >600 mm armour Range: 75 - 2500 m Fuzes: Guidance system: imaging infra-red guidance, fire and forget Unit Cost: Date Deployed: Users: country aircraft-or-platform See also Anti-tank guided missile External links FAS article on Javelin This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.