Tata Advanced Systems Limited signs MoU with Javelin Joint Venture for co-production of anti-tank missile system in India

Key facts

• Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV), a partnership between Raytheon (an RTX business) and Lockheed Martin, signed an MoU to co-produce the Javelin All Up Round (AUR) in India.
• TASL was selected by JJV as the prime partner for future in-country co-production of the Javelin after an evaluation of multiple companies.
• Under the MoU, TASL and JJV will explore establishing a final assembly and integration facility for the Javelin AUR and component production capabilities in India.
• The Indian Army has signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) to buy the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system from the United States through the foreign military sales process.
• The LOA was signed nine months after the US State Department approved the possible sale of the Javelin system to the Indian Army following New Delhi's request.
• In November 2025, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the Government of India requested 100 FGM-148 Javelin rounds, one Javelin FGM-148 fly-to-buy missile, and 25 Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units (LwCLU) or Javelin Block 1 Command Launch Units (CLU).