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. The collaboration will result in more ships equipped with the highly sophisticated Naval Strike Missiles which in turn will contribute in enhancing the security in our common areas of interest. Replacing the Harpoon surface-to-surface weapon, due to go out of service in 2023, the world-class anti-ship missile will be ready for operations onboard the firstRoyal Navy vessel in a little over 12 months. "KONGSBERG is very pleased to welcome theRoyal Navy as a member of theNSM User Group . We proudly support the strengthening of defence ties between our nations by integrating the NSM on theRoyal Navy's vessels," says Executive Vice President inKongsberg Defence & Aerospace Øyvind Kolset. KONGSBERG cannot provide any further comment on the potential size of this contract. KONGSBERG (OSE-ticker: KOG) is an international, knowledge-based group that supplies high-tech systems and solutions to customers in the energy, merchant, navy and defence and aerospace industries. KONGSBERG has more than 11,000 employees in 40 countries and a total revenue ofNOK 27.5bn in 2021. Follow us on: kongsberg.com, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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