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Navy Tests Norwegian Missile On Littoral Combat Ship

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, September 24th, 2014

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Navy Tests Norwegian Missile On Littoral Combat Ship

The Navy's test of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) on a Littoral Combat Ship in 2018. (Photo: US Navy)

The Navy said it conducted a test of the Norwegian-built Naval Strike Missile on a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) on Wednesday, raising the possibility of using a longer range missile on the ship class to hit targets at greater distances and increase lethality. The Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace missile was successfully launched aboard the USS Coronado (LCS-4), the trimaran variant of the Littoral Combat Ship built by Austal USA. Naval Sea Systems Command said the missile hit its intended target.…

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