It carries a 488 pound warhead out to almost 70 miles. As china paraded some of its most powerful weaponry during celebrations marking the communist states 70th anniversary on tuesday, the united states navy tested its newest piece of firepower in. The new overthehorizon antiship missile will be deployed and integrated in the usns littoral combat ships sooner than expected. A rearside view of the naval strike missile nsm on display at a defence exhibition. Just yesterday we had the team in that does the naval strike missile already a subscriber or. Navy s current harpoon antiship missile, which has been in service since 1977. High precision strike surfacetosurface missile ssm system. Kongsbergs nsm is a subsonic, seaskimming cruise missile with a range of. New land strike missiles make canadian navy a nimbler ally the fact that it can strike land targets gives canada the ability to support ground operation by conducting strategic and tactical strikes. Both are made for different purpose while brahmos has nearly 3 times the s.
The naval strike missile is identical to the navy s overthehorizon weapon system deployed on the littoral combat ship and will provide the marine corps with a missile capable of seaskimming, high maneuverability, and the ability to engage targets from the side rather than topdown, the testimony reads. Learn how the uss gabrielle giffords became the first navy littoral combat ship to launch the nsm in an integrated. The nsm can be launched from vessels or coastal systems while the jsm was specifically designed to be air launched. How does the kongsberg naval strike missile compare with. Lcs successfully launches naval strike missile commander. The navy s top acquisition official this week said the navy and marine corps are seriously considering using the naval strike missile nsm as a marine corps shorebased antiship battery. The naval strike missile nsm is an antiship land attack cruise missile developed by norwaybased kongsberg defence systems. Naval strike missile nsmtm coastal defence system high precision strike surfacetosurface missile ssm system the nsm cds is a high performance ground based coastal defence system. The missile system is primarily designed for integration with fixedwing aircraft platforms to engage land and naval targets. Raytheons naval strike missile will play an important role for the u.
The norwegiandesigned naval strike missile has been officially selected to serve as the littoral combat ships overthehorizon antiship weapon, according to a thursday pentagon contract. Congress may consider several issues regarding pgms, including planned procurement quantities and stockpile assessments, defense industrial base production capacity. Media in category naval strike missile the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. The lrasm was intended to pioneer more sophisticated autonomous targeting capabilities than the u. Its official, the navys next antiship cruise missile. Us marines will field portfolio of jltvmounted antiship. The joint strike missile or jsm is a longdistance weapon that takes on heavily defended targets on land and at sea. A naval strike missile nsm is launched from the littoral combat ship uss coronado lcs 4 during a sept. The naval strike missile is a longrange, precision strike weapon that can find and destroy enemy ships at distances up to 100 nautical miles away.
Us navys new naval strike missile to deploy in 2019 the diplomat. The sm6 has a range exceeding 250 nautical miles nm, and though it has a light warhead, it boasts enormous kinetic energy due. The kongsbergraytheon naval strike missile, italian otomat, israeli gabriel, swedish. Naval strike missile is the only fielded fifthgeneration longrange missile, a testament to its track record. It has unique features with a net centric architecture which enables multiple simultaneous. Kongsbergs stealthy new naval strike missile nytt sjomalsmissil, which continues its development and testing. Its long standoff range, or distance from the launching aircraft to the target, keeps pilots out of harms way. A musthave, on both the type 31 and type 26 is a new missile for countering enemy naval forces. The navy already fields the tomahawk landattack missile and is developing a maritime strike tomahawk missile, but launching these cruise missiles from. Nsm cds integrated air and missile defence kongsberg. Using the congressionally approved other transaction authority with the marine corps systems command, raytheon will integrate the naval strike missile nsm into the marine corps existing force structure. Perseus looks like a pitch plan written on the back of a napkin but at twice the weight of nsm its definitely not going to fit in the bays if it ever exists. I have no doubt that the radar is effective for what it was designed for.
The naval strike missile, originally designed by norways kongsberg. The agm158c lrasm long range antiship missile is a stealthy antiship cruise missile developed for the united states air force and united states navy by the defense advanced research projects agency. Poland to acquire additional naval strike missiles, submarines. However, saying that brahmoss better is like saying that 120 mm heat round is better than javeline antitank missiles. Employing landbased antiship missiles in the western pacific. The corps intends to create batteries of antiship missiles such as the raytheons tomahawk maritime strike missile and the kongsbergraytheon naval strike missile. Poland has already set up two nsm squadrons on the shores of the baltic sea.
The ship launched harpoon missile you are looking at a 1,523 pound missile roughly 15 feet long 12. New landstrike missiles make canadian navy a nimbler ally. Raytheon, kongsberg to codevelop naval strike missile in us. Tomahawk cruise missile, standard missile 6 sm6, and naval strike missile. Its official, the navys next antiship cruise missile will be the. For a nearterm solution to gain the ability to control the seas from ashore, the marines will pair the naval strike missile the same antiship missile going on the littoral combat ships to boost their own lethality with an unmanned joint light tactical vehicle with a launcher on top. However, those options are not free, and will still pose a challenge in deciding where to allocate. Marine corps after active seeker, groundbased missile. Kownacki told local daily dziennik gazeta prawna that the defence ministry is considering the acquisition of more missiles from the norwegian company kongsberg defence and aerospace kda for an additional squadron. The naval strike missile nsm is an antiship and landattack missile developed by the. The naval strike missile is a longrange, precision strike weapon that seeks and destroys enemy ships at distances greater than 100 nautical miles.
Us navy photo raytheon company and norways kongsberg defence systems are in talks to finalize a plan to assemble, integrate and test the naval strike missile in the united states. Marine corps to procure naval strike missile seapower. The fdc with its open modular software architecture is the central integrating element for the nsm cds system. If you continue using our website, well assume that you are happy to receive all. Nsm is a successor to the penguin antiship missile and is the only fifthgeneration longrange precision strike missile in the world. The naval strike missile nsm is used against sea and landbased targets in littoral and open sea environments.
Which is a better antiship missile, the nsmjms or the. The navy has developed the agm158c longrange antiship missile, an antiship variant of the sm6 standard missile, and the naval strike missile nsm. The joint strike missile jsm is a fifthgeneration, longrange, precisionguided, standoff missile system designed by kongsberg defence systems and being developed for the norwegian armed forces. It has been speculated that the royal navy is looking to purchase the agm158 lrasm long range antiship missile from lockheed martin and although this would be a good upgrade over the existing harpoon it isnt the only option. Littoral combat ship lcs will be armed with 5th generation naval strike missile nsm. The naval strike missile nsm is installed on nansen class frigates and skjold class missile fast patrol boats of the royal norwegian navy. Navy recognition was the first to reveal images and limited details on the vertical launch joint strike missile project when our team stumbled upon a scale model of the antiship missile project on the kongsbergs booth in october last year during the ausa show. The stealthy missile flies at seaskimming altitude, has terrainfollowing capability and uses an advanced. Navy designation following its recent test from a littoral combat ship, naval news reached out to navsea to ask if the next generation antiship missile of the u.
The us marine corp wants ship killing nsm and tomahawk. Conventional prompt global strike and long range ballistic missiles. Norwegian naval strike missile hammers frigate youtube. Produced by kongsberg, the naval strike missile nsm and the joint strike missile jsm are autonomous, longrange, precision missiles designed to engage highvalue, welldefended targets at sea and ashore. Its official, the navy s next antiship cruise missile will be the naval strike missile the deal could also open a path to adding the americannorweiganmade missiles, or variants, to other. Brahmos definitely have better antiship capability. Groundlaunched naval strike missile and rbs15 placed in indonesia. The naval strike missile is a seaskimming cruise missile that is difficult to spot on radar, and can maneuver to avoid enemy defenses, according. According to naval, the nsm is a successor to the penguin antiship missile and is the only fifth generation longrange precision strike missile in the world. Marine corps may use shorebased naval strike missile. Raytheon wants to drive boeings harpoon antiship missile.
However, what it was designed for mainly land targets does not appear to be adequate for what the lcs needs to be an effective 100300 mile antiship shooter yes, the naval strike missile claims up to 300 mile range depending on flight profile. The missile has been designed to ensure a high probability of hit in the anticipated current and future challenging naval scenarios. Navy s vision of distributed lethality, ensuring control and freedom of the seas. The naval strike missile has a range of more than 100 nautical miles and has targetrecognition capabilities that limit the need for another ship or aircraft to hold a track on the target. Kongsberg has since got back to us with some fresh details and an illustration. The us probably isnt interested in developing an internal antiship missile for the f35b, which is primarily a ground support plane in their use. Marines will field portfolio of jltvmounted antiship. The navy and air force may currently possess the capacity to contest chinese maritime free. A naval strike missile flies out of its launcher during a test. These batteries are equipped with the lockheed martinbuilt m142 himars highmobility artillery rocket system. The nsm missile has unique capabilities compared to legacy antiship cruise missiles. Type of littoralopen sea antishipland attack cruise missile.
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