U.S. Army awards Javelin Joint Venture two production contracts worth $267M

The U.S. Army awarded the Javelin Joint Venture two production contracts totaling $267M for Lightweight Command Launch Units (LWCLU). These contracts support U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Javelin is developed and produced by the JJV between Raytheon (RTX) in Tucson, Arizona and Lockheed Martin (LMT) in Orlando, Florida. To date, the JJV has produced more than 50,000 Javelin missiles and more than 12,000 reusable Command Launch Units. Production work under these contracts will take place in Tucson with estimated completion in 2026 and 2028.