US approves potential sale of Javelin command units to Australia

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — U.S. Marines fire an FGM-148 anti-tank missile during a combined arms live-fire exercise as a part of Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 5, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service - DVIDS)

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit and related equipment to Australia for an estimated cost of $97.3 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The principal contractors for the sale will be the Javelin Joint Venture between RTX Corp and Lockheed Martin.

(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and Bhargav Acharya in Toronto; Editing by Leslie Adler // REUTERS)

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