9/15/2023 0 Comments F 35 jsm![]() ![]() This is a missile optimized at all levels for stealth, making supersonic speed less necessary.Īn in-flight data link makes the missile reprogrammable in flight, if its target disappears or a higher priority threat appears. At the same time, its stealthy shape offers little warning from its target’s active radar sweeps. IIR makes the NSM completely passive, offering no warning from shipboard ESM systems that detect radar emissions. Note the lack of a traditional radar seeker head, which is part of the missile’s signature reduction. Once NSM locks on, it strikes ships or land targets with a 120 kg/ 265 pound titanium warhead and programmable fuze. During the final attack phase, an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker with automatic target recognizer (ATR) is used to refine final approach targeting, which can reportedly include specific features on a ship. Internal programming is designed to create an unpredictable, maneuvering flight path that makes targeting difficult. Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) guidance flies these missiles toward their target, aided by terrain profile matching (TERPROM). A rocket booster and Microturbo TRI-40 turbojet power it to a 185+ km/ 100+ nautical mile operational range, which is at the low end of the standards for its class. The 3.96m/ 13′, 407 kg/ 900 pound, stealth-enhanced Naval Strike Missile aim to be a generation beyond the USA’s GM-84 Harpoon. So, how do they expect to be competitive in a crowded market? The F-35 Lightning II may hold the key. Despite an ongoing shift toward supersonic missiles, Kongsberg chose not to go that route. Aside from a bevy of Russian subsonic and supersonic offerings, naval buyers can choose Boeing’s GM-84 Harpoon, China’s YJ-82/C-802 Saccade, MBDA’s Exocet, Otomat, or Marte IAI of Israel’s Gabriel/ANAM, Saab’s RBS15, and more. The market for anti-ship missiles is a crowded one, and the distinction between anti-ship and precision land strike weapons is blurring fast. NSM’s Joint Strike Missile counterpart may have even more potential, as a longer-range air-launched naval and land strike complement to Kongsberg’s popular Penguin short-range anti-ship missile. Kongsberg’s stealthy new Naval Strike Missile (Nytt SjomalsMissil), which continues its development and testing program, has already shown potential in the crowded market for long-range ship attack and shore defense weapons. ![]()
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