PARIS,
June 21, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) and Kongsberg Gruppen will offer the Naval Strike Missile to
meet the U.S. Navy's over-the-horizon
requirement for its littoral combat ships and future
frigates. The team will meet the U.S. Navy's
June 23 proposal
deadline.
NSM is a long-range, precision missile that provides
superior strike capability against heavily defended land and sea
targets. The proven missile features unmatched ability to penetrate
modern enemy defense systems plus advanced seeker and target
identification technology.
"NSM is the only missile of its class that is
ready today to add critical, long-range firepower to naval
ships," said Mike
Jarrett, Raytheon Air Warfare Systems vice president.
"NSM is proven technology that will create new jobs in
America and save the United States
billions of dollars in development costs."
Raytheon will produce NSM launchers, missiles and
components in the United States,
beginning with work in Louisville,
Ky., and Tucson, Ariz. The
missile program is the latest product of a longtime partnership
with trusted ally Norway and its
defense leader Kongsberg.
"NSM is the main weapon for
Norway's new frigates and coastal
corvettes, and gives today's ships the firepower they
need to defeat evolving threats," said
Pål Bratlie, Kongsberg executive vice president.
"The missile will help fulfill the U.S.
Navy's vision of ensuring freedom of access to seas around
the world."
About KONGSBERG
KONGSBERG
(OSE-ticker: KOG) has more than 7,700 employees located in 27
countries and revenues of NOK
16.6 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 2016 sales of $24 billion and
63,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation
spanning 95 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,
Massachusetts. Follow us on Twitter.
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