ORLANDO / TUCSON — The Javelin Joint Venture (JJV), a strategic partnership between Lockheed Martin and Raytheon (RTX), announced on October 8, 2026, that it has nearly doubled its annual production capacity for the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) over the past two years.
The manufacturing expansion scales throughput across primary assembly lines in Orlando, Florida, and Tucson, Arizona. Supported by internal corporate investments to accelerate long-lead material acquisitions, the JJV will complete all ramp-critical test stations by year-end 2026. Concurrently, Raytheon has executed a $22 million modernization of its Tucson production line to scale manufacturing of the Lightweight Command Launch Unit (LWCLU). To date, the program has produced over 55,000 Javelin rounds and 12,000 reusable Command Launch Units (CLUs) worldwide.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: FGM-148 JAVELIN & LIGHTWEIGHT CLU (LWCLU) 
* Industrial Consortium: Javelin Joint Venture (Lockheed Martin – Orlando, FL & Raytheon – Tucson, AZ)
* System Classification: 3rd-Generation Fire-and-Forget Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)
* Industrial Footprint & Programmatic Drivers:
* Scale Metric: ~100% capacity ramp over 24 months supported by May 2025 follow-on production contract
* Test Infrastructure: Completion of all primary ramp-critical environmental/functional test stations by Q4 2026; 16 legacy test stations earmarked for modernizing overhauls
* Cumulative Production Footprint: >55,000 missiles and >12,000 CLUs produced to date
* Guidance, Target Engagement & Flight Envelope:
* Target Seeker: Long-wavelength Passive Imaging Infrared (IIR) tracking sensor
* Guidance Profile: True Fire-and-Forget (Operator achieves immediate displacement post-launch)
* Effective Engagement Range: Up to 4.0 km (2.5 miles / 4,000 meters)
* Engagement Modes: Top-Attack profile (defeats main battle tank roof armor and ERA) & Direct-Attack profile (bunkers, fortifications, low-altitude helicopters)
* Next-Gen Firing Sight: Lightweight Command Launch Unit (LWCLU)
* Industrial Capital Expenditure: $22 Million dedicated factory modernization investment in Tucson, AZ
* Form Factor Upgrades: 30% smaller footprint, 25% lighter mass than legacy CLU
* Optical Metrics: 2× improvement in target detection, recognition, and identification (DRI) range
* Compatibility Architecture: Backward and forward-compatible across all past, present, and future Javelin missile variants
