Australia Fleet Super-Weapon: The country's Navy will receive new Kongsberg NSM missiles (photo)

This type of weapon has a shooting range up to 185 km. According to Australian Viceadmiral Mark Gammond, not all warships have been equipped with these weapons, but the beginning has already been laid. The Australian Navy's warships began to be adopted by the anti -ship missiles of the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace with a range of up to 185 km. As reported on June 6 on the Australian ADM resource, prospective missiles were equipped with anzac and HOBart -type Frag.

The publication shows a picture of DD 42 Sydney type with Hobart with a NSM launched container installed, which was placed in a place behind the main superstructure, which is usually occupied by four Harpoon missiles. On this occasion, the Navy Commander Viceadmiral Mark Gammond stated that not all ships of the Australian military fleet have been equipped with this type of weapon, but the start was already laid.

"This year we have installed Naval Strike Missile missiles on the fleet, not on all ships, although we have already started this work. By the end of this year we will move from an outdated fleet with a maximum range weapons in the area 2500 km, "the Admiral emphasized. Naval Strike Missile or NSM is an anti -ship rocket developed by the Norwegian firm Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace that came to replace the Penguin missile.

The development was carried out for 15 years and after the tests it was adopted in 2007. The NSM guidance system is combined. The required area of ​​the trajectory uses an inertial control system that provides movement on a pre -programmed complex trajectory. This allows the rocket to bypass the obstacles and areas with the enemy air defense, as well as affect the targets in the most vulnerable sectors.