Javelin, NLAW and Stinger Missiles: A Game Changer to The Ukrainians

Javelin, NLAW and Stinger Missiles: A Game Changer to The Ukrainians The FGM-148 Javelin (AAWS-M) is an American-made portable anti-tank missile fielded since 1996 to replace the M47 Dragon anti-tank missile in US service. Its fire-and-forget design uses automatic infrared guidance that allows the user to seek cover immediately after launch, as opposed to wire-guided systems, like the Dragon, which require the user to guide the weapon throughout the engagement. The Javelin's HEAT warhead is capable of defeating modern tanks by hitting them from above, where their armor is thinnest (see top attack), and is also useful against fortifications in a direct attack flight. As of 2019, the Javelin had been used in around 5,000 successful engagements. The weapon gained significant attention as a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW), also known as the Main Battle Tank and Light Anti-tank Weapon (MBT LAW), and in Sweden known as the Robot 57 (RB-57), is a single-shot, fire-and-forget, shoulder fired disposable missile system. The missile is guided by calculation based on PLOS (predicted line of sight). It has its origins in a joint British-Swedish project begun in 2002 to replace Cold War-era weapons and is designed for use by infantry. The NLAW is used by the armed forces of several nations, including the United Kingdom, Finland, Luxembourg, Ukraine, and Sweden. The FIM-92 Stinger is a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles and helicopters (Air to Air Stinger). Developed in the United States, it entered service in 1981 and is used by the militaries of the United States and 29 other countries. It is principally manufactured by Raytheon Missile Systems and is produced under license by Airbus Defence in Germany and by ROKETSAN in Turkey, with 70,000 missiles produced. 00:00 NLAW 01:56 The FGM-148 Javelin 04:25 FIM-92 Stinger