Tank Breaker, AAWS-M, Javelin

NMaude said:
I wonder if that new variant was developed as result of combat use in Ukraine? The Ukrainians have literally fired thousands of them (They call the missile "St. Javelin").
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No, IIRC this was started as a thing out of GWOT.

Leg and Stryker infantry all carry Javelins, this is making a more effective emergency bunker buster.
 

US Army selects Kratos for Javelin tank killer missile seeker upgrade after Ukraine war lessons.​

https://www.armyrecognition.com/new...os-us-army-javelin-seeker-upgrade-ukraine-war
On August 6, 2026, the U.S. Army DEVCOM C5ISR Center awarded Kratos Defense a contract to develop, manufacture, and test a next-generation infrared seeker for the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile system in Birmingham, Alabama. The procurement initiative targets technical obsolescence in the missile's legacy guidance section while expanding the supplier base beyond traditional prime contractors. This engineering effort ensures continuous manufacturing viability and optical tracking capability for close-combat formations through 2050.
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The contract also arrives less than three months after the delivery of the first Lightweight Command Launch Units (LWCLU) to the U.S. Army, a launcher 25% lighter and 30% smaller than the Block 1 unit, and which roughly doubles target detection and recognition range. These upgrades are occurring while the United States rebuilds an inventory heavily drawn down by the Ukraine war: Kyiv had received more than 10,000 Javelins by January 2025, compared with an estimated U.S. prewar inventory of 20,000 to 25,000 units. At the same time, Lockheed Martin is increasing its Javelin annual production capacity from roughly 2,100 missiles to 3,960 per year by late 2026, an 88.6% increase.
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