Rudal NSM Akan Lengkapi Fregat Improved Mogami class dan USV Australia

12 November 2025

Sebuah model fregat Improved Mogami dipamerkan di Indo Pasifik 2025 (photo: Janes)

Armada fregat kelas Improved Mogami Australia sedang dibangun untuk mengakomodasi  Naval Strike Missile (NSM), seorang perwakilan dari Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) telah mengonfirmasi.

Berbicara kepada Janes di Pameran Maritim Internasional Indo Pasifik 2025 di Sydney, perwakilan tersebut mengatakan bahwa ini akan menjadi perbedaan utama antara fregat kelas Improved Mogami yang sedang dibangun untuk Angkatan Laut Kerajaan Australia (RAN) dan yang sedang dibangun untuk Pasukan Bela Diri Maritim Jepang (JMSDF).

Sebagai ganti NSM, fregat kelas Improved Mogami yang sedang dibangun untuk Jepang akan dilengkapi dengan rudal Tipe 12 yang telah ditingkatkan.

Selain pilihan rudal antikapal, yang akan dipasang di tengah kapal, kapal perang Australia akan dilengkapi dengan persenjataan dan sensor yang sebagian besar sama dengan yang sedang dibangun untuk JMSDF, tambah perwakilan MHI.

Perlengkapan ini meliputi mast utama Unified Complex Radio Antenna (UNICORN) kelas Improved Mogami dan sistem radar multifungsi OPY-2 X-band empat sisi pada superstruktur.

Demikian pula, varian Australia dan Jepang juga akan dipersenjatai dengan meriam angkatan laut Mk 45 Mod 4 127 mm di posisi utama, turret sistem pertahanan udara SeaRAM yang menghadap ke belakang di atas hanggar helikopter, dan sistem peluncur vertikal (VLS) Mk 41 32-sel.

Australia mengumumkan pada bulan Agustus bahwa mereka telah memilih fregat kelas Improved Mogami MHI sebagai platform pilihan untuk kebutuhan fregat serbaguna RAN.

Kapal-kapal baru ini akan menggantikan armada fregat kelas Anzac milik Angkatan Laut Australia yang sudah tua dan telah beroperasi sejak tahun 1990-an. (Jane's)

Leidos’ next-generation uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), Sea Archer and its larger variant, Longbow, equipped with NSM missile (image: Leidos)

Leidos Australia and Kongsberg Sign MOU to Advance USV Strike Capability

Sydney, Australia – 6 November 2025: Leidos Australia and Kongsberg Defence Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the integration of Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM) with Leidos’ next-generation uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), Sea Archer and its larger variant, Longbow.

Building on Leidos’ proven success in launching missiles from unmanned vessels, the partnership aims to demonstrate how integrating the NSM with advanced USVs could extend the reach, responsiveness and adaptability of maritime strike possibilities.

Kongsberg’s ship-based NSM is a sea-skimming, precision-guided cruise missile capable of engaging targets at a range of more than 300 km. Designed for survivability, the NSM features autonomous target recognition and advanced terminal manoeuvres to evade modern defences.

Sea Archer, currently under construction in Australia, is a high-speed, long-range USV designed to support modular payloads for strike, electronic warfare, logistics resupply and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). Equipped with Leidos’ advanced autonomy software and AI-powered battle management technologies, the vessel reaches speeds up to 40 knots, has a range of 1,500 nautical miles and supports a payload of over 900 kg. 

The larger Longbow variant has an increased payload capacity of 3,000 kgs and is powered by four (4) OXE marine diesel engines with 300 horsepower supporting a range in excess of 2,750 nautical miles.  

Currently at the proof-of-concept stage, there is potential to explore NSM integration with a variety of Leidos USVs. Further development and integrated payload capabilities are being trialled both in the US and in Australia in 2026.

“This MOU represents a significant step forward in exploring a mission-ready, sovereign maritime strike capability for Australia,” said Paul Chase, chief executive of Leidos Australia. 

“By combining the proven performance of the NSM with the flexibility and endurance of a Longbow Sea Archer, we are offering Defence a potent, adaptable and locally supported solution for future operational needs.” (Leidos)