Impact of the Javelin anti-tank missile test firing

Introduction

The Javelin is a man portable, fire-and-forget, antitank missile engaged by dismounted infantry to beat present and future risk armored battle vehicles. Javelin is proposed to restore the Dragon scheme in the Army and the Marine Corps. JAVELIN has important improvements over DRAGON. The Javelin's variety of roughly 2,500 meters is more than two times that of its predecessor, the Dragon. (Fleeman 17) The Javelin has lesser impact against helicopters and ground-fighting positions. It is equipped with an imaging infrared (I2R) scheme and a fire-and-forget directed missile.

Discussion

The Javelin is a tactical precision commitment scheme ...