This is the Naval Strike Missile , Kongsberg ’s in style and greatest cruise missile , as it skims over the Pacific Ocean before tear into its target on the far side of an island .
The testing for this next - generation anti - ship missile hire place off Point Mugu , California in June of this year . According to Konsgberg , the NSM had only 1.5 seconds to win and positively ID the ship as its target before hit .
The state - of - the - art projectile weighs about 400 kg ( 880 lb ) and has a range of 100 nautical miles , both along the slide and in the undefendable ocean . It habituate GPS , inertial and terrain reference systems to observe its bearings . Being a cruise missile , and the only 5th - genesis long range precision hit missile in existence , the NSM is capable of pilot over body politic while avoiding obstacles and skimming just above the airfoil of the sea to avoid radiolocation detection . The NSM will also make a random high - yard - forcefulness tactical maneuver to confound opposition countermeasure before Just before it strikes with a 125 kg multi - purpose blast / atomization payload . The NSM is also capable of independently observe and recognizing target through its imaging infrared ( IIR ) seeker and on - card target database .
It ’s being developed as the basis for the Joint Strike Missile plan to be carry aboard Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II “ Joint Strike Fighters ” when they participate service . The Royal Norwegian Navy has also already chosen it for service aboard Fridtjof Nansen family frigates and Skjold class patrol boats as well as by the Polish Navy . [ Wikipedia – Kongsberg ]
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