The US Army has awarded the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV), comprising Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, a follow-on fiscal year 2024 production contract for Javelin anti-tank missiles and associated equipment and services with a total value of USD 1.3 billion (EUR 1.17 billion), the two companies announced on 29 August 2024.
The order is the largest single-year Javelin production contract to date and the first follow-on award that is a part of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) production contract initially awarded in May 2023.
This contract provides procurement of Javelin weapon systems and production support for the US Army and also addresses increased global demand for the weapon from 25 international customers. The contract additionally includes more than 4,000 Javelins for US stocks to replenish rounds sent to Ukraine.
Last year, the JJV began a production ramp-up to increase Javelin all-up round (AUR) production to 3,960 per year by late 2026.
“Now more than ever, Javelin is recognised as the most effective, combat-proven anti-armor weapon system in the world,” Andy Amaro, JJV president and Javelin programme director at Raytheon, was quoted as saying in a joint press release. “Through this contract we will continue to produce and deliver this needed capability to support global ground forces in their efforts to protect and defend their interests and sovereignty.”
“With the increased demand for Javelin worldwide, our ability to ramp production to support our army customer and global users is more important now than ever,” added Dave Pantano, JJV vice president and Lockheed Martin’s Javelin programme director. “This production contract demonstrates how Javelin’s mission-focused capabilities are helping to keep customers ‘ahead of ready’ and defend against threats worldwide.”
The Javelin system is developed and produced by the JJV between Raytheon’s facilities in Tucson, Arizona, and Lockheed Martin’s site in Orlando, Florida. To date, the JJV has produced more than 50,000 Javelin missiles and more than 12,000 reusable command launch units.
