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The article is very light on actual details. Out of curiosity, I did a bit of digging. There's not much to find but here it is: - this Norwegian company is
by credit_guy 3y ago
The article is very light on actual details.
Out of curiosity, I did a bit of digging. There's not much to find but here it is:
- this Norwegian company is known for its Naval Strike Missile (NSM). This missile is supposed to be a supersonic version of the NSM.
- NSM [1] is a quite recent anti-ship missile, first deployed in 2012. It does not look like it was ever used in action, but it pleased a lot of its operators, so that the US Navy decided to mount it on all its Littoral Combat Ships [2], and the Royal Navy decided to use it to replace its "aging" Harpoon missiles [3]
- the current gold standard for anti-ship missiles is the Harpoon missile. The NSM is about half the size of a Harpoon (both in total mass and warhead), but has a longer range, and more importantly various sources claim it is very stealthy. That appears to be its main advantage
- so I guess the new missile will try to build on this: to continue to be stealthy, but to also be supersonic. If they deliver, it could be a game changer.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Strike_Missile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Strike_Missile
[2] https://insidedefense.com/daily-news/navy-plans-put-naval-strike-missiles-all-remaining-littoral-combat-ships-fy-32 https://insidedefense.com/daily-news/navy-plans-put-naval-st...
[3] https://maritime-executive.com/article/royal-navy-signs-up-for-naval-strike-missile-to-replace-harpoon https://maritime-executive.com/article/royal-navy-signs-up-f...