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Army

Direct Hits For Vehicle-Launched Javelin Missiles In Norway

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

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The Javelin Joint Venture, an effort by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN], recently demonstrated the capability to launch Javelin missiles from a vehicle in winter conditions at a test range in Norway. In a Norwegian Ministry of Defence-sponsored live-fire demonstration in Rena, Norway, two Javelin missiles scored two direct hits when fired from a Piranha V vehicle configured with a Kongsberg Protector Remote Weapon Station (RWS) and the Javelin Vehicle Launcher (JVL) electronics. The two targets were located 800…

Army

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Congress

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Army

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Congress

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