Tata Advanced Systems Locks on to Javelin Missile Co-Production in India
The deal would explore final assembly and component production in India while key subassemblies and guidance electronics remain made in U.S. facilities.
- On Monday, Tata Advanced Systems Limited signed a memorandum of understanding with the Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, to co-produce the Javelin All Up Round anti-tank missile system in India.
- The partnership builds on India's long-standing defense relationship with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, positioning local assembly as critical to strengthening supply chain resilience amid rising international demand for the proven anti-tank system.
- Lockheed Martin's Troy, Alabama, facility will produce sub-assembly kits while Raytheon's Tucson, Arizona, plant manufactures guidance electronics; components ship to India for final assembly and integration, creating high-tech manufacturing jobs domestically.
- Sukaran Singh, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Advanced Systems Limited, said local assembly will "enhance operational readiness" for the Indian Armed Forces while supporting faster fielding of the proven weapon system.
- The Javelin Joint Venture has produced more than 55,000 missiles and over 12,000 reusable Command Launch Units to date, with co-production expanding India's role in a global supply chain serving partner nations worldwide.
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Tata Advanced Systems To Co-Produce Javelin Missiles
The proposed arrangement would involve sub-assembly kits produced at Lockheed Martin's facility in Troy, Alabama, and guidance electronics units manufactured at Raytheon's facility in Tucson, Arizona, being shipped to India for final assembly and integration.
Tata Advanced Systems, Javelin Joint Venture sign pact for co-production of anti-tank missiles in India
The agreement comes days after the Indian Army signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance with the United States for the procurement of the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system through the Foreign Military Sales route under emergency procurement powers.
Preparations have begun for the final assembly and integration of the Javelin anti-tank missile system in India. Tata Advanced Systems Limited has signed an agreement with the Javelin Joint Venture, which includes Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. The agreement will also develop missile component production capabilities in India.
India to get Javelin missile assembly facility
Tata Advanced Systems Limited and the Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, signed a memorandum of understanding to co-produce the Javelin All Up Round missile in India, the companies announced Sunday. Under the agreement, Tata Advanced Systems and the joint venture, known as JJV, will explore setting up a final assembly […]
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