Javelin Joint Venture. (News).

Javelin Joint Venture--the partnership of Raytheon Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in defense systems and defense and commercial electronics. and Lockheed Martin--has had its Javelin missile There are two missiles named Javelin.

Javelin anti-tank missile
Javelin surface-to-air missile

system selected by Britain as the winner of the Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon system competition. The contract win, which saw the Javelin team beat out Rafael and its NT-G/S missile, is worth approximately $459 million. The Javelin is expected to see service with British Army The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with unification of the governments and armed forces of England and Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. light units by 2005.

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