Thailand will soon start receiving FGM-148 Javelin missiles and their Command Launch Units (CLU) from the United States. In late July, Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin JV was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command for the Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium (AAWS-M), missile system. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2025.
The U.S. State Department had last year approved a request from the Government of Thailand to buy 300 FGM-148 Missiles and 50 Javelin CLUs at an estimated cost of US$83.5 million. The Javelin Weapon System will replace the obsolete 106mm Recoilless Rifles that the Royal Thai Army (RTA) acquired as part of the Military Assistance Programme (MAP) from the Vietnam era. The proposed sale will allow the RTA to modernize their light anti-tank capability and maintain its current force posture, as well as enhance interoperability with the U.S. during operations and training exercises. According to RTA officials, the missiles will improve Thailand’s capability to meet current and future threats by improving its long-term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Javelin was developed and produced for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps by the Javelin Joint Venture between Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. While the latter is responsible for the Javelin CLU, missile guidance electronic unit, system software, and system engineering management, Lockheed Martin is responsible for the missile seeker, engineering, and assembly.
The Javelin is a single man-portable fire-and-forget medium-range antitank weapon system designed to defeat all known and projected threat armor. The missile automatically guides itself to the target after launch, allowing the gunner to take cover and avoid counter-fire. Soldiers or Marines can reposition immediately after firing or reload to engage another threat.
Using an arched top-attack profile, the missile climbs above its target for improved visibility and then strikes where the armor is weakest. To fire, the gunner places a cursor over the selected target. The Javelin command launch unit then sends a lock-on-before-launch signal to the missile. With its soft launch design, Javelin can be safely fired from inside
buildings or bunkers.
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