The high-mobility JSM system is fitted with an accurate navigation system to support flight close to terrain. The middle section is equipped with fuel tank and a 125kg HE fragmentation warhead. The front section of the JSM incorporates an imaging target seeker to discriminate between land and non-targets. It has a length of 4m and a weight of 416kg. The missile system is equipped with air intakes, wings and tail fins. It offers superior flexibility in target engagement planning. The Joint Strike Missile incorporates advanced composite materials and employs low-signature / stealth technology, thus offering a low radar signature. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace entered a $49.2m deal with Japan to supply the JSM for its fleet of F-35 fighter aircraft, in November 2019. The phase III development involved completion of JSM development and procurement of several missile systems for testing. Kongsberg and NDLO signed a bridging-phase contract worth NOK480m ($77.67m) for the third phase development in November 2013. Kongsberg and Boeing completed a JSM fit-check on the external pylons of F/A-18F Super Hornet multi-role fighter aircraft in November 2013. Kongsberg and Lockheed Martin completed a second fit check of the JSM on the F-35 fighter aircraft’s internal carriage bay in June 2013. Kongsberg conducted a fit check of the JSM on the external pylons of F-35 JSF aircraft sourced by the US, in May 2013. The Norwegian Government and the US agreed to finalise the JSM development and integration on F-35 fighter aircraft in June 2012. The second phase involved detailed design and integration check of the JSM for the F-35, F-16 and the F-18 aircraft. NDLO placed a NOK543m ($100.3m) contract with Kongsberg in June 2011, to continue the phase II development of JSM until 2013. NDLO awarded a NOK535m ($98.36m) contract for the second phase development of the missile in April 2011. The NSM is currently under series production for the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) and the Polish Navy.ĭevelopment work on the JSM began in 2008 Followed by Kongsberg and NDLO signing a NOK166m ($25.11m) first phase development contract for the JSM in April 2009. The JSM weapon system was developed by Kongsberg based on the proven Naval Strike Missile (NSM). The full-scale production of the JSM is expected to generate more than 450 jobs. The development of the JSM was completed in mid-2018 after a series of successful validation tests, whereas the integration of JSM on the F-35 fighter aircraft is expected to be concluded during 2022-2024.
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