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Aussies Invest In New Kongsberg NSM Missile Factory

Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

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Aussies Invest In New Kongsberg NSM Missile Factory

HMAS Sydney fires the Royal AustraliaNavy's first Naval Strike Missile off the Hawaiian coast during the 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in July. (Photo: Australian Defense Ministry via Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman)

The Australian government on Thursday said it is investing nearly $570 million into Norway’s Kongsberg to build a new domestic missile factory. The Defense Ministry said this will go toward construction of a factory in the Newcastle Airport precinct that will build and service Naval Strike Missiles (NSM0 and Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) to be used by the Australian Defense Force. The government said this will be one of two facilities in the world able to manufacture these missiles, with…

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