US Navy LCS-4 Colorado test-fired a Norwegian advanced Naval Strike Missile (NSM) anti-ship missile

The United States Navy test-fired a Norwegian advanced NSM anti-ship missiles from LCS-4 Colorado Littoral Combat Ship in the waters near the coast of Southern California successfully hit a moving target at sea.

The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is an anti-ship and land-attack missile developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA).

The original Norwegian name was Nytt sjømålsmissil (literally New sea target missile, indicating that it is the successor of the Penguin missile)

NSM Launch from Skjold class corvette & Nansen class Frigate




The crew of the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully performed a live-fire demonstration of a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California, Sept. 23.

During the test, the Norwegian-made Kongsberg NSM was launched from the deck of Coronado and scored a direct hit on its intended target, a Mobile Ship Target (MST).

The Kongsberg NSM is a long range precision strike missile designed to be launched from a variety of ships against a variety of targets.