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State Department Approves Sale Of 600 Javelin Missiles To U.K.

Tuesday, February 28th, 2023

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State Department Approves Sale Of 600 Javelin Missiles To U.K.

Javelin for dismounted troops. (Photo: Raytheon)

The State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 600 Javelin missiles to the United Kingdom for $125 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on Feb. 28. The U.K. specifically requested to buy up to 600 Javelin FGM-148F man-portable anti-armor missiles, which includes 12 fly-to-buy missiles, along with U.S. government technical assistance and related logistics and program support. The prime contractors for the sale are the Javelin Joint Venture between Raytheon Technologies…

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