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Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH
JAVELIN: USA fielded the BLK 0 in 1996 it would replace the M47 DRAGON. BLK 0 w/CLU first used in 2003 in IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN by the USA, USMC and ADF. In JAN 2009 the BLK 1/JV became available. Of note in a demo test firings a range of 4,750m was achieved as noted above.
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Not that Javelin - the
other Javelin.
A British SAM, that replaced Blowpipe.
The last model got a new guidance system and was renamed "Starburst"
Which was the immediate predecessor of Starstreak.
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