Raytheon and Lockheed Martin select Tata for Javelin co-production in India

Tata Advanced Systems and the Javelin Joint Venture — a Raytheon and Lockheed Martin partnership — signed a memorandum of understanding to explore co-production of the Javelin All Up Round missile in India. Under the agreement, the parties will examine setting up final assembly and testing facilities in India. No timeline, production volumes or contract values were disclosed. The deal would mark India's first domestic assembly of the Javelin system.

Why it matters: If it moves beyond MoU, Javelin co-production in India will tighten U.S. supply to the Indo-Pacific and pressure European rivals bidding on New Delhi's anti-armour tenders.