According to a press release published by Kongsberg on October 29, 2021, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS signed two contracts, valued at MNOK 1,426, with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (FMA). KONGSBERG will deliver a new batch of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to the Norwegian Navy's frigates and corvettes.
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Naval Strike Missile (Picture source: Navy Recognition)
The existing inventory of missiles will go through a series of maintenance actions to extend their operational timeline and continue providing state of the art defence capabilities for the Navy.
The Naval Strike Missile is a fifth-generation missile with a low radar signature for use in sea-to-sea or sea-to-land defence. The missile, with its superior performance, can go up against well-defended targets with the ability to penetrate the most advanced air defence.
NSM is set up with integrated sensors to locate exact targets to engage, and will self-destruct if it is unable to locate its intended target – a build-in safety mechanism avoiding collateral damage.
When installed on ships, NSMs can be deck-mounted in packs of one, two, three, four, or six launchers. Total installation weight, including electronics and cabling, is 3,900 kg for four launchers, 7,700 kg for eight launchers, and 12,000 kg for 12 launchers
The NSM missile will weigh slightly more than 400 kg (880 lb) and have a range of more than 185 km (100 nm). It has a 125 kg HE (High Explosive) warhead. The missile, using GPS-aided mid-course guidance with a dual-band imaging infrared (IIR) seeker, detects and discriminates the targets.
