What is Javelin Anti-Tank Missile?

About Javelin Anti-Tank Missile:

• It is a man-portable antitank guided missile (ATGM) system.
• It is developed and produced jointly by American defence majors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.
• It was designed to defeat heavily armored vehicles, such as main battle tanks and lighter-skinned military vehicles.
• The weapon also has capability against other target types, like fortifications, bunkers, and helicopters.
• It first entered service with the S. military in 1996. 
• Features:
  • It measures roughly 1.2 m in length, 127 mm in diameter, and weighs 22.1 kg.
  • The missile carries a single 8.4 kg tandem-charge, high-explosive antitank (HEAT) warhead.
  • It has a qualified maximum range of 2,500.
  • It uses “fire-and-forget” technology using automatic infrared guidance to guide itself to the target without external commands or target designation.
  • It is designed to be shoulder-fired but may alternatively be mounted on wheeled or tracked vehicles.
  • It can be used in direct attack mode to destroy a target or, if fired upwards, to shoot down a low-flying aircraft such as a helicopter.
  • Its reload and reacquire time takes around one minute.