Australia to Export Sensor for Joint Strike Missile to Norway

23 Oktober 2020

Miniaturised defence technologies designed and developed in Australia will be sold to Norway’s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (photo : BAE Systems)

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has placed a Purchase Order with BAE Systems Australia for an initial batch of Passive Radio Frequency Sensors for the Joint Strike Missile (JSM).

The order is the first Full Rate Production order of the sensors and is part of a broader co-operation agreement that KONGSBERG and BAE Systems Australia have been successfully operating under for the past five years. 

Following initial funding by the Australian Government, KONGSBERG and BAE Systems Australia have continued to invest in the qualification and integration of the Australian sensor into the JSM, providing additional capability to the fifth-generation, long-range, precision-guided, stand-off missile system. 

The order follows a set of flight trials that demonstrated the successful integration of the electronic systems into the missile. 

KONGSBERG’s JSM is highly effective against maritime and land targets, and is the only anti-ship cruise missile that can be carried internally within the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

The Australian designed technology was originally developed with the support of the Australian Governments Priority Industry Capability Program. Under this Defence-funded program BAE Systems Australia received a grant in 2013 to help commercialise this innovative technology.

(BAE Systems)