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Naval Industry News - Kongsberg |
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KONGSBERG
contracted by US Navy to test NSM from Littoral Combat Ship |
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Kongsberg
Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) is contracted by the US Navy
to test fire KONGSBERG`s Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from the Littoral
Combat Ship (LCS) under the Foreign Comparative Testing program. The
firing was requested by the US Navy to demonstrate the capability to
engage a surface target at a range of 100 nautical miles from an LCS
class ship. The test is planned to be conducted during September this
year from the USS Coronado, an Independence-class LCS.
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| Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launched from Skjold class corvette & Nansen class Frigate |
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This demonstration follows a successful NSM live fire event from the Royal Norwegian Navy´s Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate witnessed by the US Navy during the recently completed Rim of the Pacific 2014. “We are very pleased that the US Navy has decided to evaluate the NSM missile. This contract does not however include any commitment for the US Navy beyond the test, but confirms NSM`s unique capabilities and the test will enable the US Navy to study it closer in a realistic scenario”, says Harald Ånnestad, President Kongsberg Defence Systems. |
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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2014) The littoral combat ships USS Independence
(LCS 2), back, and USS Coronado (LCS 4) are underway in the Pacific Ocean.
(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released) |
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The NSM is in series
production for the Norwegian Navy, the Fridtjof Nansen class frigates
and Skjold class coastal corvettes, and the Polish Navy Coastal Squadron
system. Deliveries for the platforms are scheduled for 2011-2014. |
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