BAE Systems Australia (BAES) has won a full rate production order from Norway’s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace for passive radio frequency (RF) sensors that will significantly enhance the capability of the precision-guided, stand-off Joint Strike Missile (JSM). This initial order is part of a broader cooperation agreement under which Kongsberg and BAE Systems have been successfully operating for the past five years, BAE Systems said in a 23 October statement.
The order followed a set of flight trials that had demonstrated the successful integration of the electronics systems into the missile, which can engage targets on sea or land at ranges of up to 200 km.
The trials are understood to have taken place in Norway in the past few months. Some sensors are known to have been delivered to Kongsberg by BAES in late 2018 for integration and qualification purposes...MORE
