Norway orders additional naval strike missiles in $169M deal

The Royal Norwegian Navy has ordered naval strike missiles (NSM) and “life extension of the existing inventory of NSM” in a deal worth 1.4 billion Norwegian kroner ($169 million), Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS disclosed in a press release.

Under two contracts signed with the country’s procurement agency, the Scandinavian country’s navy will receive the NSMs for its frigates and corvettes, while the existing inventory will “go through a series of maintenance actions to extend their operational timeline.” This will continue to provide “state of the art defense capabilities” for the navy, Kongsberg said.