USA kiitis heaks Javelini rakettide müügi Eestile

USA kiitis heaks Javelini rakettide müügi Eestile

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The U.S. Approves Sale of Javelin Missiles to Estonia

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. See on USA ettevõtete RTX Corp ja Lockheed Martin ühisettevõte.
Javelin on USA-s valmistatud raketisüsteem. See on mõeldud tankide ja soomukite hävitamiseks. .
. See tähendab, et rakett lukustub enne lasku sihtmärgile ja lendab automaatselt. . Seda saab kasutada ka helikopterite ründamiseks.
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. . See oli enne Venemaa suurt rünnakut. .
The U.S. Department of State has approved the sale of Javelin missiles to Estonia. The cost of the missiles is $296 million.
The primary partner for the deal is Javelin Joint Venture. This is a joint venture of the U.S. companies RTX Corp and Lockheed Martin.
Javelin is a missile system manufactured in the U.S. It is designed to destroy tanks and armored vehicles. The missiles can travel a distance of 2-2.5 kilometers.
The missile system operates on the "fire-and-forget" principle. This means that the missile locks onto the target before launch and flies automatically. The missile attacks the target vertically or horizontally. It can also be used to attack helicopters.
The missile's warhead is a tandem warhead. The missile has independent target tracking capability.
The Estonian Defense Forces began using Javelin missiles in 2015. Estonia sent Javelin missiles to Ukraine in February 2022. This was before Russia's major attack. The missiles helped Ukrainian forces stop the Russian tank attack on Kyiv.