Javelin (disambiguation)

A Javelin is a light spear intended for throwing. It is commonly known from the modern athletic discipline, the Javelin throw.

Javelin may also refer to:


 * Pilum, a heavy javelin used as a thrown weapon in the Roman legions
 * Javelin argument, a logical argument supporting the infinite size of the universe

Fiction

 * Javelin (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain
 * Javelin (Marvel Comics), a character in Rom Spaceknight, a comic book series published by Marvel Comics
 * Javelin, a fictional robot from the Custom Robo series

Military

 * FGM-148 Javelin, an American anti-tank missile
 * Javelin surface-to-air missile, a British Army portable missile

Music

 * Javelin (band), a two-man pop band started in 2005
 * Javelin (Torke), a 1994 composition by American composer Michael Torke.
 * Javelin, a musical composition, by Michael Torke
 * The Javelins, a band fronted by Ian Gillan

Technology

 * BlackBerry Curve 8900, or Javelin, a BlackBerry Curve phone
 * Javelin Software, software company
 * PRISM (chipset), or PRISM Javelin, a wireless chipset made by Intersil Corporation

Aviation

 * ATG Javelin, an American-Israeli civil jet aircraft, under development
 * Gloster Javelin a British "all-weather" jet interceptor aircraft, 1951–1968
 * Javelin, American aircraft company, selling plans for the Javelin Wichawk kit-plane
 * Javelin (rocket), a former American sounding rocket
 * Napier Javelin a British, piston, aircraft engine

Maritime

 * HMS Javelin, a World War 2, Royal Navy destroyer
 * Javelin dinghy, one of several types of racing dinghy:
 * Javelin dinghy (US)
 * Javelin dinghy (Europe)
 * Javelin dinghy (NZ)
 * SS Empire Javelin a British World War 2 Infantry Landing Ship

Rail

 * Javelin (train); the Olympic Javelin, a high speed shuttle service in London for the 2012 Summer Olympics
 * British Rail Class 395 the trains used, sometimes referred to as the "Javelin class"

Road

 * AMC Javelin, an American automobile
 * Dennis Javelin, a British motorcoach
 * Jowett Javelin, a British automobile
 * JBA Javelin, a kit-car manufactured by JBA Cars

Zoology

 * Javelina, a pig-like animal found in the Americas
 * Javelin (fish), Caelorinchus australis, a fish found around Australia and New Zealand
 * Thorntooth grenadier, Javelin, a name for the fish Lepidorhynchus denticulatus, found around Australia and New Zealand
 * Javelin Frog, Australian species of frog