Kongsberg receives a multimillion order for missiles

By Defence Industry Europe

UK and Norwegian authorities have today announced that they have agreed to further strengthen existing defence ties. The Royal Navy will receive the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), outfitted on Type 23 frigates and Type 45 destroyers, in a collaboration with the Norwegian government.
Naval Strike Missile (NSM). Photo: Kongsberg.

Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has entered into a production contract worth approximately EUR 177 million (NOK 2.018 billion) for the production of missiles.

The type of ordered missiles and customer will remain undefined for a while, but in the future Kongsberg will reveal more information about this contract.



“This is another great milestone for our missile programs, further details regarding the contract will be made public at a later stage”, says Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

 

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