What are Javelin missiles and why does Ukraine want them?
Included in the released transcript of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskiy was the Ukrainian president's comment that his country was ready"to buy more Javelins from the United States for defense purposes."The FGM-148 Javelin is a shoulder-fired precision missile system designed to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles, as well as hovering helicopters.
Since that first sale, U.S. officials confirm that there have been long-running discussions between the U.S. and Ukraine about a future purchase of more Javelins, but nothing has been finalized. With a range of between 2,500 and 4,000 meters the missile is designed to strike at a tank from above where the armor is thinnest.
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