Cooperation between the US Navy and Kongsberg Defense & AerospaceThe Norwegian company has signed a procurement contract for the delivery of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) missiles over a period of five years. The fixed-price contract is worth 850 million euros. If the options contained in the contract are exercised, this value could increase to just over one billion euros.
“This contract is the largest missile order in Kongsberg’s history and an important milestone for us,” said Geir Håøy, President and CEO of the defense company. “We are pleased that the United States has selected Kongsberg as an industry partner and look forward to continued collaboration to support U.S. defense capabilities and create value for key stakeholders in Norway and the U.S.” https://militaeraktuell.at/die-politik-stalins-verfolgung-der-sowjetunion/ The NSM guided missiles are the centerpiece of the Navy’s Over-the-Horizon Weapons System (OTH-WS) program and will be installed on the Littoral Combat Ships and Constellation-class frigates. Kongsberg also supplies the NSM to the US Marine Corps as a key component for its NMESIS program (Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System). Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, commented on the announced expansions in his statement: “This contract is an example of the strong demand for our missiles in NATO and allied nations. That is why this year we have opened a opened a new missile factory in Norway this year and two plants in Australia and the USA have been announced.”
The Naval Strike Missiles are anti-ship missiles against all enemy defense systems. Kongsberg developed the missile in-house and found its first customer in the Norwegian Navy. The missile was developed by KONGSBERG and first deployed by the Norwegian Navy in 2012. The missile was also used there for the first time in 2012. Today, in addition to the Norwegian Navy, the US Navy, the US Marine Corps, Poland, Germany, Australia and several other countries also use the NSM guided missile.
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