“Raytheon and KONGSBERG are providing the Navy with a proven, off-the-shelf solution that exceeds requirements for the over-the-horizon mission,” said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems. “Because it is operational now, NSM saves the United States billions of dollar...
With U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft acting as their eyes, Polish Naval Strike Missile (NSM) units used their time in Iceland to simulate strikes on enemy ships out at sea. Lt. Bartlomiej Gryglewski, a liaison officer for the Polish navy's naval missile unit, to...
Kongsberg have received an order from Raytheon Missiles & Defense for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) to the US Navy Over-The-Horizon Weapon System (OTH WS)
While laid up a second time, she was reclassified as Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry (AKV)-39 on 7 May 1959 and her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in June 1961. She would surely have been scrapped, the fate all 18 of her sisters met between 1960 and 1971. But the N...
US Navy destroyer USS Zumwalt saw its two 155mm Advanced Gun Systems removed to receive new missile tubes for the Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic weapon system.
The state-of-the-art Avangard hypersonic glider was successfully tested December 26. It performed in-flight vertical and horizontal maneuvers and hit its intended target, according to the Defense Ministry. The actual speed of the missile, which will enter service in 2019, can reach a whopping 30...
WESTERN warplanes and naval vessels fired a barrage of missiles at three Syrian chemical weapons sites, the opening salvo in what could be a sustained
“The Naval Strike Missile is identical to the Navy’s over-the-horizon weapon system deployed on the littoral combat ship and will provide the Marine Corps with a missile capable of sea-skimming, high maneuverability, and the ability to engage targets from the side...
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) frigate RSS Tenacious firing a harpoon anti-ship missile during a coordinated strike with RSS Stalwart and the RSAF fighters, in the waters off Guam during Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021 (XPG21). Credit: MINDEF/Government of Singapore. ...
The UK’s MLRS will be capable of firing the US’ Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), which has a range of 499km. The UK and MLRS partners are also developing a Guided MLRS Extended Range (GMLRS-ER) missile that will extend the reach of the system from 84km to 150km – the ne...