Naval Strike Missile

Naval Strike Missile
TypeAnti-ship or land attack cruise missile
Place of originNorway
Service history
In service2012–present
Used by
Production history
ManufacturerKongsberg Defence & Aerospace
Unit cost$2,194,000 (FY 2021)
Specifications
Mass
  • 400 kg (880 lb) with booster
  • 350 kg (770 lb) without booster
Length
  • 3.96 m (13 ft) with booster
  • 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) bare missile
Width
  • 700 mm (2 ft 4 in) stowed
  • 1.36 m (4 ft 6 in) wings deployed
WarheadTitanium-cased penetrating blast and controlled fragmentation
Warhead weight120 kg (260 lb)

EngineMicroturbo TRI-40 turbojet with solid rocket booster
Operational
range
  • >200 km (110 nmi; 120 mi) NSM
  • 250 km (130 nmi; 160 mi) NSM 1A
Flight altitudeSea skimming optional
Maximum speed
  • Mach 0.93 (316 m/s; 1,040 ft/s)
Guidance
system
GPS-aided INS (GAINS), laser altimeter, TERCOM, Imaging Infra-Red (IIR)
Launch
platform
Naval ships, land-based vehicles
ReferencesJanes[1]

The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is an anti-ship and land-attack missile developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA).

The original Norwegian name was Nytt sjømålsmissil (literally "New sea target missile", indicating that it was the successor of the Penguin missile). The English marketing name Naval Strike Missile was adopted later. According to Kongsberg the NSM/JSM had been selected by Norway, Poland, Malaysia, Germany, the United States, Japan, Romania, Canada, Australia and Spain as of 2022.[2]

The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) is a multi-role air-launched version of the NSM currently in development.

  1. ^ Janes (20 December 2022), "Naval Strike Missile (NSM)", Janes Weapons: Air Launched, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited, retrieved 28 December 2022
  2. ^ "Missile Systems". Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. Retrieved 17 August 2022.