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Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Complete Production Of First F-Model Javelin Missile

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020

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Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Complete Production Of First F-Model Javelin Missile

A Javelin missile is fired

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon’s [RTN] Javelin joint venture has completed production of the first F-model version of the anti-tank missile missile, the companies said Wednesday. The new F-model Javelin includes a new advanced multipurpose warhead and is designed to defeat future complex armor threats, such as explosive reactive armor. “The F-Model combines multiple features such as blast fragmentation and high-explosive anti-tank into a single warhead,” David Pantano, vice president of the Javelin JV, said in a statement. “We’re helping…

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