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Raytheon and Kongsberg Announce Teaming Agreement on Naval Strike Missile.
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Naval Forces News - Norway |
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Raytheon and Kongsberg Announce Teaming Agreement on Naval Strike Missile |
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Raytheon Company and Kongsberg have formed a teaming agreement for the
NSM
(Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missile. The pact
represents a second step in the companies' efforts to offer world-class
Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) solutions to the many governments
interested in this warfare mission. Raytheon and Kongsberg formed a
similar agreement last year to develop the Joint Strike Missile, the
air-launched version of the NSM. |
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(Video:
Royal Norwegian Navy) |
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NSM, in operation today, provides superior strike
capability against land and sea targets with a range in excess of 200
kilometers. It is the main weapon for Norway's new frigates and corvettes,
Poland's land-based coastal defense, and an NSM was successfully test-fired
from the U.S. S. Coronado littoral combat ship in September 2014. NSM
was also a highlight of the 2014 Rim of the Pacific exercises when it
was fired from the Royal Norwegian Navy's Fridtjof Nansen frigate and
scored a direct hit on a target ship.
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 A Naval Strike Missile (NSM) anti-ship missile is launched from HNoMS Roald Amundsen (Picture: Royal Norwegian Navy) |
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Raytheon and Kongsberg have a proud history of consistent
partnerships to produce and improve the world's most trusted weapon
systems," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems
president. "This agreement enables us to bring a complete suite
of solutions to the warfighter for the critical OASuW mission."
"We are very pleased to be extending our teaming with Raytheon to also include the proven NSM," said Harald Annestad, Kongsberg Defence Systems president. "Together we will be able to leverage Norway's investment favorably for all our allies to solve the critical OASuW mission." About NSM Provides excellent penetration capability against enemy air defense systems Features an advanced Imaging Infrared Seeker with Autonomous Target Recognition Has high survivability against modern and future air defense systems Can fly at extremely low sea-skimming altitude, and has terrain-following flight capability |