KONGSBERG has signed a contract for the delivery of further Joint Strike Missiles to the US Air Force. In May 2024, the U.S. Air Force ordered its first batch of planned total of 268 JSM missiles, which will be designated as AGM-184A Kraken in USAF service. The contract has a value of about NOK 2.7 billion. The deliveries are expected to be completed by the end of 2029. The integration of the JSM with the F-35, and testing in the United States is facilitated by Lone Star Analysis, under long term contract with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense. The Joint Strike Missile (JSM; U.S designation AGM-184A Kraken) is a multi-role, air-launched cruise missile under development by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and American company Raytheon Missiles & Defense. The JSM is derived from the Naval Strike Missile. The JSM is a 5th generation stealth air-to surface missile, which can be carried internally in the F-35A thus ensuring the aircraft’s low-signature capabilities. The JSM has been selected by Japan, Norway, Australia, Germany and the United States.
A development of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), the Joint Strike Missile (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, which is scheduled for completion within 18 months. The JSM will have multicore computers running the Integrity real-time operating system from Green Hills Software.
