Japan chooses JSM once again
Latest contract follows two deals in 2019
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace on 1 December announced a second follow-on contract to supply its Joint Strike Missile (JSM) to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
The contract is worth NOK820 million ($92.98 million).
Kongsberg described JSM as a ‘5th generation stealth air-to surface missile’, developed for the F-35A to plug ASuW and land attack capability gaps. Shephard Defence Insight notes that the 525kg JSM is 3.95m long and has a range of 280km.
The missile can be carried internally to retain the low radar cross-section of the F-35A.
Kongsberg signed the original contract in March 2019 (plus a follow-on deal eight months later) to supply JSM for the JASDF F-35A fleet.
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