Kongsberg has signed a framework agreement with the US Marine Corps covering production and sustainment for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launcher unit used in the service’s Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS).
The agreement has a potential value of up to $404m, with deliveries scheduled through 2034.
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Kongsberg said it will report order intake as individual call-offs are made, rather than at the time of the framework agreement.
The US Department of War (DoW) announced the underlying firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract on 25 September 2026.
Its notice states that no funds were obligated at award and funding will be assigned through individual delivery and task orders.
Work is expected to be completed by 24 September 2034, with 85% to be carried out in Kongsberg, Norway, and 15% at the company’s site in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
The contract was not competitively procured, according to the DoW.
Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, is listed as the contracting activity.
NMESIS is a ground-based anti-ship missile capability and is identified as the Marine Corps’ number one modernisation priority.
According to the Marine Corps, the system uses a remotely operated, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle-based launcher fitted with two NSMs.
The NSM is a high subsonic missile weighing 407kg with a range exceeding 300km, according to technical data provided by Kongsberg.
The missile can be launched from multiple platforms against maritime and land targets. Its airframe design and thrust-to-weight ratio support manoeuvrability, while passive operation, sea-skimming flight and terminal manoeuvres are intended to reduce its vulnerability to air defences.
The seeker’s Autonomous Target Recognition (ATR) function is designed to detect and recognise targets before engagement.
The latest agreement follows a multi-year NSM procurement contract Kongsberg entered with the US Navy in 2024. That contract covers deliveries to the Navy and Fleet Marine Force over five years and was valued at Nkr10bn ($1.04bn), with options that could increase its cumulative value to Nkr12bn.
