Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (‘KONGSBERG’) has signed a contract worth about NOK 3.5 billion for the delivery of Joint Strike Missiles to Germany. In June 2025, Germany became the fifth country to select the JSM for its F-35 fighter jets. Now the German federation has signed a contract for further deliveries of the missiles. The contract is structured as a government sale between Norway and Germany, with Norway’s Defence Material Agency (NDMA) acting as contract partner. Germany was the fifth country to select the JSM alongside existing customers Norway, Japan, Australia and the US.
“When Norway and Germany entered into the historic Hansa Agreement earlier this year, the goal was to establish even closer and more operational defence cooperation between our two countries. The JSM agreements show how we are already translating the strategic partnership into concrete capabilities that strengthen both our own defences and NATO,” said Tore O. Sandvik, Norway’s Minister of Defence.
“The new order shows the importance of JSM for F-35, where Germany has started building up its readiness level of the missiles,” said Øyvind Kolset, Executive Vice President, KONGSBERG and head of the Missiles and Aerostructures division.
“This agreement is another example of the strong bonds between KONGSBERG and Germany, where we are engaged in a range of projects with local partners. In addition to delivering strike missiles, combat systems for the 212CD submarines and remote weapon stations, KONGSBERG is developing a new supersonic strike missile with industry partners Diehl Defence and MBDA and we have teamed up with Helsing and other partners to accelerate the realisation of critical European space capabilities,” said Eirik Lie, President and Chief Executive Officer of KONGSBERG.
The JSM will feature an option for ground strike and a two-way communications line, so that the missile can communicate with the central control room or other missiles in the air. This missile will be integrated with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Studies have shown that the F-35 would be able to carry two of these in its internal bays, while four additional missiles could be carried externally. Lockheed Martin and Kongsberg signed a joint-marketing agreement for this air-launched version of the NSM, as well as an agreement committing both parties to integrating the JSM on the F-35 platform. The project is funded by Norway and Australia. Kongsberg signed a contract for the first phase of development of the JSM in April, 2009. The JSM will have multicore computers running the Integrity real-time operating system from Green Hills Software.Loitering munitions
