Kongsberg introduces some "armed to the teeth" LCS concepts at Sea-Air-Space 2014

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Kongsberg introduces some "armed to the teeth" LCS concepts at Sea-Air-Space 2014
 
At the Sea-Air-Space 2014 Exposition, Norwegian company Kongsberg is presenting scale models of both types of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) fitted with unique ASUW configurations. The conceptual Freedom class LCS is fitted with 12x NSMs and the conceptual Independence class LCS is fitted with 18x NSMs.
     
At the Sea-Air-Space 2014 Exposition, Norwegian company Kongsberg is presenting scale models of both types of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) fitted with unique ASUW configurations. The conceptual Freedom class LCS is fitted with 12x NSMs and the conceptual Independence class LCS is fitted with 18x NSMs.
     
At the Sea-Air-Space 2014 Exposition, Norwegian company Kongsberg is presenting scale models of both types of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) fitted with unique ASUW configurations. The conceptual Freedom class LCS is fitted with 12x NSMs and the conceptual Independence class LCS is fitted with 18x NSMs.
The Freedom class LCS on Kongsberg booth at Sea-Air-Space 2014 features 12 NSM anti-ship missiles in 2x6 configuration.
     
According to a Kongsberg representative at the exposition, the two concepts are Kongsberg's vision of what could be a future LCS surface weapons package focused on long range capabilities.
 
 
At the Sea-Air-Space 2014 Exposition, Norwegian company Kongsberg is presenting scale models of both types of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) fitted with unique ASUW configurations. The conceptual Freedom class LCS is fitted with 12x NSMs and the conceptual Independence class LCS is fitted with 18x NSMs.
 
 
At the Sea-Air-Space 2014 Exposition, Norwegian company Kongsberg is presenting scale models of both types of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) fitted with unique ASUW configurations. The conceptual Freedom class LCS is fitted with 12x NSMs and the conceptual Independence class LCS is fitted with 18x NSMs.
The Independence class LCS on Kongsberg booth at Sea-Air-Space 2014 features 18 NSM anti-ship missiles in 3x6 configuration.
     
Naval Strike Missile
When searching for missiles for its new frigates and coastal corvettes, the Royal Norwegian Navy studied thoroughly existing missiles on the market and the planned upgrades of these. None of these missiles were found to satisfy the requirements of a modern navy well into 2015 and beyond. It was therefore decided to develop a completely new missile based on latest technology, the NSM.

NSM is a fifth generation long range precision strike missile already chosen by the Royal Norwegian Navy for its new frigates and new coastal corvettes and by the Polish Navy for use on its new coastal artillery installations.