Javelin Block 1 Missile Achieves Success in Test Firings

The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture achieved success in qualification flight tests of the Block 1 Javelin missile at Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Ala.

The Block 1 missile features an improved rocket motor that will reduce the missile's time of flight; improvements to the command launch unit (CLU); software enhancements and an enhanced performance warhead that increases Javelin's lethality against a wider range of target sets. The successful flight tests build on Javelin's combat-proven performance of greater than 95 percent mission success including more than 1,000 rounds fired in ongoing operations worldwide.

The U.S. Army continues to field the Javelin missile and has already contracted for Block 1 missiles as part of its fiscal year 2005 contract. Production is well underway at suppliers and began in Troy, Ala., in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2006.

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