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Paratroopers launched the Javelin at STANTA, the first time the anti-tank missile had been fired at the Norfolk ranges.

Troops from Colchester-based 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), fired four of the missiles on 19th September 2013 as the culmination of training for the anti-tank platoon.

The Javelin, which was first fired by 3 PARA in Afghanistan in 2006, gives infantry units a highly accurate and potent missile to use against armoured vehicles and fortifications.

Photo taken by Cpl Obi Igbo.

Javelin in firing position, 3 PARA, STANTA, Norfolk, 2013.

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Date 19th September 2013

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