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Netherlands Selects KONGSBERG Naval Strike Missile

Naval Strike Missile in flight [© KONGSBERG]

The Netherlands selects the KONGSBERG Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for their fleet of Air Defence & Command Frigates.

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Press Release, Kongsberg, 12 December 2022: Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has entered into a contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to supply the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for their fleet of Air Defence & Command Frigates.

The NSM, at its core, is designed to handle future threats and warfighting environments making it a 5th generation, long-range, multi-mission (anti-ship & land attack) precision strike missile designed to ensure efficient strikes under complex conditions.

“KONGSBERG is very proud to have been selected by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to provide the NSM to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) Air Defence & Command Frigates. This is another great achievement for the NSM program and we are very pleased to welcome the RNLN as a member of the NSM User Group,” says Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

KONGSBERG cannot provide any further comment on the potential size of this contract.

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