Raytheon eyes replacing Harpoon with NSM in U.S. and international markets

A senior executive from Raytheon says his company has set a goal to replace the Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile in U.S. and international inventory with the Naval Strike Missile (NSM).

Naval Strike Missile launch from USS Coronado (LCS-4) in September 2014


Raytheon is marketing the missile with its creator – Kongsberg. It has secured contracts to arm the U.S. Navy’s LCS and FFG(X) warships with the NSM.

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