LONDON, July 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) and Norway's
Kongsberg Defence Systems are finalizing plans to assemble,
integrate and test the Naval Strike Missile in the United
States. The two companies also plan to produce NSM launchers
in the U.S.
"NSM production in America is the latest evolution of our
decades-long relationship with Kongsberg," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems
president. "We will assemble the missile and launchers in the same
Raytheon factories where we produce many of the world's most
advanced missiles and other weapons systems."
Raytheon expects to perform final assembly, integration and test
of NSM at the company's Tucson,
Arizona facility. Launchers would be manufactured at
Raytheon's factory in Louisville,
Kentucky.
With a range of more than 100 nautical miles, NSM is a
long-range, anti-ship missile that provides superior strike
capability against land and sea targets. Raytheon and Kongsberg
believe NSM is an ideal solution for navies around the globe and
the best over-the-horizon missile for the U.S. Navy's Littoral
Combat Ship.
"Warfighters around the globe will benefit from the
Kongsberg-Raytheon partnership on NSM," said Harald Ånnestad,
President Kongsberg Defence Systems. "Production of NSM in
the United States will secure ramp
up and sustainability of NSM, the world's only Fifth Generation
Naval Strike Missile with Land Target capabilities, for the US and
our allies. Increased volume of NSM creates and secures jobs in
both the US and Norway."
The companies are also teamed on the development of the Joint
Strike Missile and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems
also known as NASAMS.
About NSM
- Provides excellent penetration capability against enemy air
defense systems
- Features an advanced Imaging Infrared Seeker with Autonomous
Target Recognition
- Has high survivability against modern and future air defense
systems
- Can fly at extremely low sea-skimming altitude, and has
terrain-following flight capability
About KONGSBERG
KONGSBERG (OSE-ticker: KOG) has more
than 7,700 employees located in 27 countries and revenues of
NOK 17.0 billion in 2015. KONGSBERG
is an international, knowledge-based group delivering high
technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas
industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace. For more
information: www.kongsberg.com and Twitter @kongsbergasa.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems
integration, C5ITM products and services,
sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80
countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. Visit us at www.raytheon.com
and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
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Media Contacts
Farnborough
John B. Patterson
+1.520.794.4559
Tucson
Tara Wood
+1.520.794.7715
rmspr@raytheon.com
Kongsberg Gruppen
Kyrre
Lohne
+ 47 920 60081
kda.office@kongsberg.com
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