Kongsberg Gruppen has signed a frame agreement with the US Marine Corps for the production and sustainment of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launcher units, weapon control systems and ancillary support equipment.
The agreement has a potential value of up to $404 million, with deliveries planned through 2034.
Kongsberg said the agreement covers both production and sustainment support for the NSM system. Specific orders under the framework will be placed through individual call-offs.
The company said notable order intake from the agreement will be announced when the respective call-offs are made.
The NSM is a long-range, high-subsonic precision-strike missile developed by Kongsberg for use against sea and land targets. According to Kongsberg, the missile has a range of more than 300 km and uses a passive seeker with Autonomous Target Recognition to identify and engage targets. The missile is designed for sea-skimming flight and can perform terminal maneuvers to improve its survivability against air defenses.
The NSM can be launched from different platforms and is used in both ship-launched and ground-based configurations. Kongsberg says NSM has been selected by 12 countries, including the United States, Norway, Poland, Romania, Germany, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Latvia.
For the US Marine Corps, the NSM forms the missile component of the Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), a ground-based anti-ship system. The Marine Corps Systems Command describes NMESIS as a remotely operated JLTV-based launcher equipped with two NSMs.