Raytheon and Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen have announced at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow they have signed an agreement to jointly develop the anti-ship Joint Strike Missile (JSM).
A development of Kongsberg’s land and ship-launched Naval Strike Missile (NSM), the JSM is designed to be air-launched against surface targets and is small enough to be carried inside the F-35A/C Lightning II’s weapons bay. The NSM is in service with Norway and also Poland.
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The development of the JSM has already been funded by the Norwegian government, as will the weapon’s integration with the F-35. It is unclear what role Raytheon will play in the JSM’s development, although the company has a substantial catalogue of anti-air and anti-surface weapons and sensors already, and it may also take the lead in marketing the JSM to the US government.