Kongsberg Achieves Factory Acceptance Test for Australian Ground-based
Air Defence
- Our Bureau
- 01:50 PM, January 25, 2022
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National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System
(NASAMS)
Kongsberg Defence &
Aerospace (KONGSBERG) said the first Mk 2 Canister Launchers for the National
Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) successfully passed Factory
Acceptance Tests (FAT), forming the first shipment of Canister Launchers to
Australia.
Project LAND 19 Phase 7B
is being delivered by prime contractor, Raytheon Australia, with the support of
KONGSBERG and Kongsberg Defence Australia, and will deliver a new Short-Range
Ground-Based Air Defence capability for the Australian Army.
NASAMS is a Ground Based
Air Defence weapon system produced by KONGSBERG and Raytheon Technologies that
is in service with, or under delivery to, 12 nations. The system will enable
the Australian Army to quickly detect, engage, and destroy aircraft, unmanned
aerial vehicles, and cruise missile threats. The Mk 2 Canister Launcher
represents the latest launcher build standard, and includes a new common ground
launch rail to enable the employment of multiple missile types.
Taking place in Kongsberg
Norway, KONGSBERG conducted the First of Type FAT on the first Mk 2 Canister
Launcher, before completing FAT on the second Launcher. Representatives from
Raytheon Australia were present to witness this occasion.
National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System
(NASAMS)
Prior to the 2022 delivery
to Raytheon Australia’s Centre for Joint Integration in Mawson Lakes, the
Canister Launchers will be painted by a local South Australian supplier, before
being used as part of the Fire Distribution Centre First of Type Factory
Acceptance Test in Q1 and Q2 of this year. Formal delivery of the first two
launchers to Raytheon Australia is scheduled for July 2022.
“Army’s
NASAMS Mark 2 Canister Launchers will allow them to employ a mixture of
different AMRAAM missile variants, as well as the AIM-9X Block 2 missile. This
mix of missiles is highly effective against advanced aircraft, just like they
are on the F-35A and Super Hornet, as well as being highly effective against
air-delivered threats such as cruise missiles,” says John Fry,
General Manager of Kongsberg Defence Australia. “Importantly,
the Mk 2 Canister Launcher that will be provided to the Australian Army under
NASAMS is the most modern launcher configuration. Successfully completing the
first live-fire tests last year, this latest launcher also provides options for
additional missile types.”
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