Lockheed Martin has said it is exploring the opportunity to produce Javelin in India. (Janes/Kapil Kajal)
India's Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed an agreement with the Raytheon and Lockheed Martin-owned Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) to renew a pledge to collaborate on the Javelin anti-tank guided weapon system (ATGWS).
Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) – signed on 11 February at the Aero India 2025 show in Bangalore – the companies said they intend to explore opportunities to jointly manufacture Javelin in India.
Lockheed Martin said in a press release that the new MOU “renews” a previous agreement it signed with BDL in 2020 to also jointly produce Javelin in India. Lockheed Martin said the new MOU will “allow the JJV to evaluate the possibility of manufacturing Javelin in India, fulfilling potential future requirements of the Indian Ministry of Defence and strengthening its anti-tank capabilities”.
Lockheed Martin told Janes in 2023 that the Javelin could be mounted on India's planned next-generation armoured vehicle – known as the Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) programme. Several prototypes are being developed for the FICV requirement by Indian companies including Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), Tata, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), and Mahindra.
According to Janes Weapons: Infantry, the Javelin Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium (AAWS-M) is a manportable, lock-on-before-launch, fire-and-forget ATGWS. It has a 127 mm calibre and has a maximum range of 4,000 m.
For more information, please seeJavelin Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System – Medium .
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