The JSM is a long-range precision-guided anti-surface missile being developed in partnership between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and the Norwegian Armed Forces. (Photo: Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation.) The JSM builds on the NSM, and has a similar warhead, and will allow the Norwegian Armed Forces to project the same level of firepower at greater distances than what is currently possible. This demonstrates our ability and willingness to invest in both our own security as well as that of the alliance. In addition, by developing the JSM, Norway brings capabilities and technologies to the table that may be made available to other partner nations, and thereby help strengthen the defensive capabilities of the alliance as a whole. New combat aircraft, along with the JSM, will strengthen Norway’s national threshold against war and conflict in its own immediate region, which is also NATO’s northern region. Norway wishes to carry its share of the responsibility for the security of the alliance through further development of its own Armed Forces. The combination of the F-35 and the JSM significantly strengthens Norway’s ability to present a credible threshold against war and conflict, as any opponent must account for the fact that the very presence of this capability makes the use military force against Norway both high risk and potentially very costly.Įvents over the past few years, such as in Libya as well as in Eastern Europe, has yet again emphasized the importance of improved burden-sharing within NATO. Its objective is to equip future Norwegian F-35 combat aircraft with a weapon that allows for successful engagement of highly defended sea- and land targets at very long range. The JSM has been in development since 2004 and is one of the most advanced military development programs ever conducted in Norway. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheriesį-35 with the JSM will be one of the key weapons of the future Norwegian Armed Forces (Photo: US Air Force/Norwegian Ministry of Defence)įriday the 23rd of May 2014 the Norwegian Government presented a bill to Parliament where it proposes to invest nearly NOK 3.7 billion (USD 622 million) in the third and final phase of development of the Joint Strike Missile. Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
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