U.S. Air Force buys more Norwegian-made stealth missile

Air Force awards $98M for Joint Strike Missile

The Air Force has awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace $98.4 million to buy Joint Strike Missiles, according to an announcement yesterday that came just over a month after the last JSM award. Wednesday’s award for Lot 3 B missiles follows the June announcement of a $280.7 million award for Lot 3 JSMs. The additional buy brings the Lot 3 total to about $380 million. JSMs, based on the Navy Strike Missile, are designed to be used on the F-35 Join…

U.S. Air Force buys more Norwegian-made stealth missile

The U.S. Air Force awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, the Norwegian company that builds the weapon, $98.4 million to produce the next batch of Joint Strike Missiles, with work taking place at Kongsberg’s factory in Norway and wrapping up by June 30, 2030. The Joint Strike Missile, known by its American designation AGM-184A, solves a […]

Kongsberg wins about $100 million U.S. Air Force order for more Joint Strike Missiles, with deliveries due by June 2030

Deliveries under the agreement are expected to be completed by the end of June 2030. The order extends U.S. Air Force procurement of the JSM, a fifth-generation stealth air-to-surface missile. The JSM can be carried internally by the F-35A, allowing the aircraft to maintain its low-signature capabilities. That feature makes the missile closely tied to the operational profile of the fifth-generation fighter. Kongsberg said the JSM has been select…