Project Updates
Javelin
Equipment Type: Portable anti-tank missile
Manufacturer: Raytheon and Lockheed Martin
Location: US
Operators: US and 20+ export customers
Programme Value: Unknown
Javelin is a portable anti-tank weapon developed by a joint venture (JV) of defence companies Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, named the Javelin JV. It is shoulder-fired but can also be deployed from multiple platforms installed on tracked, wheeled or amphibious vehicles. Javelin has been deployed extensively in Afghanistan and Iraq for combat missions with US and allied forces.
LongShot
Equipment Type: Air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle
Manufacturer: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Location: US
Operators: US Air Force (potential)
Programme Value: Unknown
LongShot is an air-launched uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) being developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The UAV is part of the LongShot programme led by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, a research and development agency of the US Department of Defense, aimed at enhancing the lethality of crewed aircraft.
BlueWhale
Equipment Type: Autonomous underwater system
Manufacturer: Israel Aerospace Industries and Atlas Elektronik
Location: Israel and Germany
Operators: Platform in development
Programme Value: Unknown
BlueWhale is a large autonomous underwater vehicle system jointly developed by ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel’s state-owned aerospace and defence company Israel Aerospace Industries and Atlas Elektronik, a subsidiary of German marine electronics company Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, for covert maritime intelligence operations.
