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Raytheon, Kongsberg to build Naval Strike Missiles and launchers in United States.
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(Sept. 23, 2014) - The crew of the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS
4) successfully performed a live-fire demonstration of a Kongsberg Naval
Strike Missile (NSM) during missile testing operations off the coast of
Southern California, Sept. 23. During the test, the Norwegian-made Kongsberg
NSM was launched from the deck of Coronado and scored a direct hit on
its intended target, a Mobile Ship Target (MST). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary D. Bell/Released) |
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“NSM
production in America is the latest evolution of our decades-long relationship
with Kongsberg,” said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems
president. “We will assemble the missile and launchers in the same
Raytheon factories where we produce many of the world’s most advanced
missiles and other weapons systems.” Raytheon expects to perform final assembly, integration and test of NSM at the company’s Tucson, Arizona facility. Launchers would be manufactured at Raytheon’s factory in Louisville, Kentucky. With a range of more than 100 nautical miles, NSM is a long-range, anti-ship missile that provides superior strike capability against land and sea targets. Raytheon and Kongsberg believe NSM is an ideal solution for navies around the globe and the best over-the-horizon missile for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship. |
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“Warfighters
around the globe will benefit from the Kongsberg-Raytheon partnership
on NSM,” said Harald Ånnestad, President Kongsberg Defence
Systems. “Production of NSM in the United States will secure ramp
up and sustainability of NSM, the world`s only Fifth Generation Naval
Strike Missile with Land Target capabilities, for the US and our allies.
Increased volume of NSM creates and secures jobs in both the US and Norway.” The companies are also teamed on the development of the Joint Strike Missile and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems also known as NASAMS. 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 Link to Naval Strike Missile technical datasheet Link to Independence class Littoral Combat Ship technical datasheet |
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