Australia set to obtain more Javelins
The US State Department has approved a possible FMS of 200 FGM-148E Javelin crew-served ATGMs and related equipment to Australia, for an estimated $46 million.
These missiles will be provided from US Army stocks.
‘The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is seeking to fill a short-term shortfall in its Javelin missile inventory in order to maintain the appropriate level of readiness,’ the US Defense and Security Cooperation Agency noted on 30 October.
According to Shephard Defence Insight, Australia ordered 676 Javelin missiles for $100 million in 2003, followed by another FMS for ten more missiles in 2018.
Javelin is produced by a JV between Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed Martin.
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