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| CGI of an F-35 Launching Two Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) |
By COLIN CLARK
FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW: It’s a remarkable story, really. A fairly tiny country, Norway, decides to place a $1.3 billion bet on developing one of the world’s most capable missiles to be fired from what will probably become the world’s most popular fighter, the F-35.
The missile, known as the Joint Strike Missile, may become a standard weapon for the Joint Strike Fighter. Australia expressed interest in buying them at a meeting last month, Norwegian Air Force Lt. Col. Sigurd Fongen, senior staff officer for the F-35 program, said this afternoon.
Also, the Norwegians have pitched the weapon, built by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, to Japan and South Korea and will probably try to sell it to everyone who buys an F-35.
Read the full story at Breaking Defense