Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace ("KONGSBERG ") has signed an Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) with theUnited States Air Force (USAF) for the delivery of Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) for their F-35A aircraft. The contract has a not-to-exceed value of$141 million and deliveries will start in 2026. We are very pleased that theUS Air Force - as the world's largest operator of the F-35A Lightning II - has decided to procure JSM. JSM combined with the extremely advanced F-35 aircraft creates a formidable strike capability and validates JSM as the internal strike capability for the F-35A. "The selection of JSMs by both the USAF andRoyal Norwegian Air Force also fully supportsNATO's vision for interchangeability of equipment between allied nations" saidEirik Lie , President ofKongsberg Defence & Aerospace . About Joint Strike Missile (JSM) The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) is an air-launched strike missile and is designed to fit into the internal weapons bay and to fulfill complex missions, such as Anti-surface Warfare (ASuW) and land attack. The primary targets are typically highly defended and high-value assets on sea, in coastal waters or on land. JSM has an off-board, on-board and in-flight mission planning capability and can engage targets based on a pre-defined set of Rules-of-Engagement. Development of the JSM was contracted by theNorwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA).KONGSBERG (OSE ticker: KOG) is an international, knowledge-based group that supplies high-technology systems and solutions to customers in a wide range of markets such as defence, security, maritime, energy, aerospace, climate mapping and subsea technology.KONGSBERG has more than 13,500 employees in 39 countries and has a total turnover ofNOK 40.6 billion in 2023.
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