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Naval Strike Missile, official data:

Range: 150 km
Weight: 400 kg
Length: 4m
Speed: Subsonic

http://forsvaret.no/om-forsvaret/utstyrsfakta/sjo/Sider/Naval-strike-missile.aspx

The NSM is installed in the Nansen class frigates and Skjold class "coastal corvettes"; each vessel carries 8 NSM missiles. In addition the Nansen class frigates will carry NSM missiles that can be launched from their helicopters.

NSM has been delivered and installed on both the Nansen and Skjold class.

NSM was recently test fired from a Skjold class corvette hitting it's target 150 kms away:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb5HXD2p07s

as well as a Nansen class frigate, demonstrating integration with AEGIS:

http://youtu.be/LN3VKyIO0hQ

The other operator of NSM is Poland; the first contract was signed in 2008. The contract was expanded in 2010 and is worth 1.5 billion NOK (265 million USD). Poland is operating NSM missiles from trucks.

An older test of the NSM missile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMowaZ3I90o

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Press release, 15.06.2012

- We have today made two critical decisions. For the first time in three decades we are now ordering new combat aircraft for the Armed Forces. Additionally, we will begin preparations for the final phase of Joint Strike Missile (JSM) development after receiving confirmation from US authorities of their support for the integration of the missile into the F-35, says Norwegian Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide.

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Confirmation of JSM integration support was provided in a letter from US Secretary of Defence, Leon Panetta to Norwegian Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide earlier this week.

- Securing such support has been an important precondition for many of our partner nations before they would themselves commit to supporting the JSM. With such support finally in place there is now a significant potential for the missile among future operators of the F-35. Preparations for the final phase of procurement will therefore begin now, says Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide.

The Norwegian-developed JSM represents one of the most advanced weapons available within its category, and will further enhance the operational capabilities of the F-35. Total market potential for the JSM is estimated to be between NOK 20 and 25 billion/USD 3.3 and 4.2 billion.

http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fd/press-centre/Press-releases/new-armoured-vehicles-for-the-army/norway-orders-first-f-35-secures-jsm-int.html?id=685867

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Norway pushes for further assurances over JSM integration on F-35

Norway's deputy defence minister Eirik Øwre Thorshaug is to meet with officials from Lockheed Martin and the F-35s Joint Program Office in the first week of December, as Oslo seeks further assurances over the integration of the Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile (JSM) on to the stealthy fighter.

Oslo has committed to acquiring an initial four examples of the F-35A conventional take-off and landing variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, but securing the ability to field Kongsberg's "fifth-generation" munition was a pre-requisite for its order. It could eventually acquire up to 52 aircraft to replace its fleet of Lockheed F-16s, in a procurement exercise worth a total of NKr61.2 billion ($10.8 billion).

Although Norway has received what Thorshaug describes as "good signals on the political level" in its efforts to ensure integration, largely in the form of a letter from US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, he acknowledges the process "is not finished".

"We are pushing and leaning forward in that respect, towards both [Lockheed] and the US government," he said during an event in Kongsberg to mark the unveiling of the first JSM fuselage. "We will not rest or hesitate in bringing this issue to our partners or important US ally.

"For the Norwegian government it is crucial to get the JSM integrated, mainly because we need to be operationally capable in relation to our national defence needs."

The Royal Norwegian Air Force views the JSM, with its range of about 150nm (277km) and ability to target and attack heavily armed naval vessels, as a key asset for defending its lengthy coastline.

Full story: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/norway-pushes-for-further-assurances-over-jsm-integration-on-f-35-379651/

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WARSAW — Poland’s push to protect energy resource deliveries and counter possible threats in the Baltic Sea has spurred the planned purchase of a second ground-launched anti-ship Naval Strike Missile (NSM) system to boost littoral capabilities.

Poland signed its first contract in 2008 for an NSM system along with command and control, radars and launchers from Norway’s Kongsberg Defence Systems for about 1.46 billion kroner ($263 million). The deal was expanded in late 2010 with the purchase of additional missiles and related equipment. Deliveries for this first order are scheduled to be completed by 2015.

“We are currently evaluating the possible acquisition of another system, which would enable us to secure our entire coastline,” Polish Chief of Staff Gen. Mieczyslaw Cieniuch told local news agency PAP.

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130114/DEFREG01/301140006/Poland-Boost-Coastal-Security-Naval-Strike-Missile-System?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp

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Kongsberg studies JSM for submarine launch

1/24/2013
Norway's Kongsberg Defence Systems has revealed plans to develop an encapsulated submarine-launched variant of its Joint Strike Missile (JSM), with development expected to be considered as an option for Norway's submarine fleet beyond 2020.

A derivative of the Nytt Sjomalsmissile/Naval Strike Missile (NSM) surface-to-surface guided missile, which entered service with the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) in October 2012, JSM was initially conceived as an air-launched multimission precision-guided weapon designed for internal carriage on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). While retaining the imaging infrared seeker and GPS-aided navigation and guidance package of NSM, the JSM air vehicle has been substantially re-engineered to meet requirements for air launch and internal integration in the JSF weapons bay.

Changes include a slimmer, reprofiled airframe, a new turbojet engine, a revised intake arrangement, and new shoulder-mounted wing surfaces. Additional internal volume for fuel pushes range out to over 275 km; a two-way Link 16-compatible datalink is also incorporated.

Kongsberg is now looking to grow JSM into a wider family of precision-guided missiles, with the submarine-launch variant one option under study.

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Full story: http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065975498

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Joint Strike Missile makes F-35 debut

Kongsberg's developmental Joint Strike Missile (JSM) has been attached to a Lockheed Martin F-35 for the first time at the airframer's Fort Worth, Texas facility.

Installed on 27 February as part of a "fit check" to one of the stealthy fighter's weapons pylons, a further test will be conducted later this year to verify that the munition is able to be carried within the F-35's internal weapons bay.

Lockheed will conduct similar external trials on all three variants of the fighter, while internal fit checks of the JSM will be confined to the conventional take-off and landing F-35A ordered by Norway, says Norwegian F-35 programme director Anders Melheim.

A critical design review of the missile will be carried out in mid-2013 to confirm that integration efforts can continue.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-joint-strike-missile-makes-f-35-debut-383362/

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LIBERTY LAKE, WA, April 30, 2013 - Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, was recently awarded a contract for the thermal management system for Kongsberg Defense Systems' Joint Strike Missile (JSM). The JSM development is funded by the Norwegian government and planned to be the primary strike weapon for its upcoming deliveries of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

Parker Aerospace will design and manufacture the missile's complete thermal management solution, which includes pumping hardware, cold plates, and fluid conveyance assemblies. The first set of system hardware will be delivered to Kongsberg, headquartered in Norway, during the first half of this year.

http://www.4-traders.com/PARKER-HANNIFIN-CORPORATI-13997/news/Parker-Hannifin-Corporation-PARKER-AEROSPACE-SELECTED-TO-PROVIDE-THERMAL-MANAGEMENT-SYSTEM-FOR-JOI-16798370/

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NSM launched against the old frigate KNM Trondheim:

http://www.vgtv.no/#!/video/65152/her-sprenger-de-fregatten-med-ny-super-rakett

A lot of bang for the bucks!

Edit: another link with video, but without the annoying commercial in the link above. Also some text and still photos:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=no&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.an.no%2Fnyheter%2Farticle6692839.ece

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JSM test pictures and video
Great video of JSM and a cooperative target.

Actually that's the NSM (not JSM) launch linked to above... still it's a nice article, thanks for linking.

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KONGSBERG successfully completes fit check of Joint Strike Missile (JSM)

KONGSBERG and Lockheed Martin have completed a fit check of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) in the internal carriage bay of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.

This test follows just four weeks after the JSM conducted a fit check on the external pylons.

As part of this second fit check, the JSM was loaded into the JSF's internal carriage bay and conducted a series of tests to prove the physical characteristic of the JSM complies with the requirements for internal carriage.

Picture at the link:

http://www.asdnews.com/news-49465/KONGSBERG_successfully_completes_fit_check_of_JSM_in_internal_carriage_bay_of_the_F-35_JSF_Aircraft.htm

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Norway's Naval Strike Missile Aims for the Pacific

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — When navies gather this summer in the warm waters near Hawaii for the biannual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, among them will be at least one warship more at home in the cold waters of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

The Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen will take part in RIMPAC, aiming to launch a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) at a target ship provided by the US Navy.

It will be the first time Norway has fired an NSM in a RIMPAC, as the missile became operational in 2012.

The 13-foot-long missile has a launch weight of nearly 900 pounds, and carries a 240-pound warhead. It is loaded into individual canisters intended to keep a missile up to 10 years without maintenance, Schei said.

“So far we’ve kept missiles for over two years, and they run fine,” he added.

The canisters can be configured in a variety of fashions, from single and double installations to six- or eight-pack arrangements. At the Kongsberg display here, models of both versions of the US Navy’s littoral combat ship were shown with notional NSM installations.

In addition to sea-based missiles serving the Norwegian Navy, a land-based version is operated by Poland. Kongsberg is developing a slimmer missile, the Joint Strike Missile (JSM), for use from F-35 joint strike fighters ordered by Norway.

“Kongsberg sees the JSM able to fit in a Mark 41 vertical launch system,” Schei said. Such a missile is being offered to Australia and Canada for shipboard use.

Full story: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140409/DEFREG01/304090033/Norway-s-Naval-Strike-Missile-Aims-Pacific

Interesting that they consider fitting the JSM into the MK41 VLS.

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Poland to buy second NSM coastal battery

09 April 2014

Poland will accelerate its plans to purchase a second coastal defence missile battalion (Nadbrzezny Dywizjon Rakietowy - NDR) as a result of the current crisis in Ukraine, it has been announced.

Speaking to the parliamentary group for the Polish Armed Forces in April, Czeslaw Mroczek, deputy minister of defence, stated that the tender for a second Kongsberg naval strike missile (NSM)-equipped NDR will begin in 2014.

Full story: http://www.janes.com/article/36608/poland-to-buy-second-nsm-coastal-battery

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Full story: http://www.janes.com/article/36608/poland-to-buy-second-nsm-coastal-battery

Also interesting is the secondary precision land attack role those weapons provide. Looks like NSM has the range, from Polish territory, to hold at risk at least 3 principle airbases in Belarus and another in the west of the Ukraine should Russia try and stage out of them to put pressure on Poland. Whats the current NSM production rate looking like do you know Loke?

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The US Navy is set to acquire around a 100 JASSM_ER based LRASM's between 2017 and 2019. Given that its a weapon that uses the UAI compatibility foreign customers may have that option on the table as well, in addition to anything that competes with it (JSOW_ER). If cleared for foreign sales it would be one of the competitors for the NGM/JSM for F-35 customer sales.

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JASSM_ER is a much bigger, heavier, & longer-range missile.

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Yes it is, but i guess it would still be an option if a potential customer is looking for a new anti-ship weapon. It appears that post the purchase of the 100 odd missiles the program will open it up for competition where Raytheon wishes to compete with the JSOW-ER for the air launched component of the weapon. If so then we may end up having 2 options one from raytheon and one from Lockheed.

March 26/14: Yes competition. Just not immediately. Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley says that the initial buy of 90 LRASM missiles from FY 2017 – 2019 is a special justification and authorization buy following DARPA development, in order to get the air-launched version onto USAF B-1 bombers (which will already have JASSM integrated) and USN F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters. US budgets actually show 110 missiles from FY 2017 – 2019 (q.v. March 4/14).

That sole-source buy has sparked a GAO protest from Raytheon re: its JSOW-ER, which it argues offer comparable capability at lower cost. The cost assertion is correct, but the capability assertion is not, given that LRASM’s offers almost twice the range at twice the speed. The real question for the Navy is how much capability it really needs, something that’s beyond the GAO’s purview.

However that shakes out, Stackley says that the US military plans to compete OASuW after that. The most important aspect of that program involves launch from ships’ Vertical Launch Cells, in order to correct a tactical problem that is becoming strategic. Raytheon will have to be offering an upgraded Tomahawk instead of JSOW-ER, which it should be on track to do by FY19, or substantially widen JSOW-ER’s capabilities. Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile may also have new capabilities by that time. Sources: Reuters, “U.S. Navy plans competition for next-generation missile”.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lrasm-missiles-reaching-for-a-long-reach-punch-06752/

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Yes it is, but i guess it would still be an option if a potential customer is looking for a new anti-ship weapon. It appears that post the purchase of the 100 odd missiles the program will open it up for competition where Raytheon wishes to compete with the JSOW-ER for the air launched component of the weapon. If so then we may end up having 2 options one from raytheon and one from Lockheed.

Like Swerve says I think thats moving into a different bracket of weapons system. The antiship variant of the weapon looks very clever in its proposed capabilities, but, a question must be asked as to what level of pre-prep targeting support is required?. While the weapon may be cleared for export will the targeting database, allowing the missile to recognise a target or correctly evaluate an inbound radar signal and take appropriate evasive action, be similarly available?!!!. Some of the information in that database will naturally be sensitive and deeply troubling if a potential opfor were able to acquire it and find out how much and what the USN knew!. The US isnt good at sharing its sweeties in that regard...with some justification it has to be conceded.

Clearly no such problem exists for the Kongsberg product with the weapon in active service currently.