Kongsberg to supply Naval Strike Missiles to Australia.

According to a PR published by Kongsberg on January 5, 2022, the company has signed a substantial contract with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and supporting equipment.
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Naval Strike Missile at Kongsberg's booth. (Picture source: Navy Recognition)

In 2022, the Commonwealth of Australia announced the selection of KONGSBERG's NSM to replace the Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile capability under an accelerated acquisition under Project SEA1300.

The NSM capability will be established and employed on the Royal Australian Navy's ANZAC Class Frigates and HOBART Class Destroyers and will enter into service from 2024.

Australia is a key customer and KONGSBERG is committed to developing sovereign domestic capabilities in support of its systems through knowledge transfer and Australian manufacturing opportunities.

This contract will see significant Australian content for a program of this nature, delivered through Kongsberg Defence Australia and its growing network of Australian suppliers.

Developed in Norway, KONGSBERG's NSM is a fifth-generation, highly capable, long-range, precision strike weapon designed to defeat heavily protected maritime targets in contested environments, with a secondary role for land attack. It is in service or has been selected by 11 countries, including the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Norway.

The state-of-the-art design and use of composite materials is meant to give the missile sophisticated stealth capabilities. The missile will weigh slightly more than 400 kg (880 lb) and have a range of more than 185 km (115 mi; 100 nmi)

NSM has an operational range of 185 Km (100 nautical miles) and a high subsonnic speed. It uses Inertial, GPS and terrain-reference navigation and imaging infrared homing (with target database).